Uber and Waymo are engaged in a DC lobbying battle over AV legislation, with Uber supporting a hybrid human-robotaxi model and Waymo pushing for pure robotaxis
THE SO WHAT
The DC fight between hybrid and pure robotaxis is really about who owns the transition period economics—fleet operators with drivers or fully autonomous networks. If you’re exposed to urban mobility, model both regimes now, because the regulatory choice will hard-code your unit economics for a decade.
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