The Trump administration wants more autonomous vehicles on the road. Americans aren't so sure.

Almost two thirds of drivers say they’re afraid of AVs.

Marketplace By Kimberly Adams April 25, 2025

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, reported earnings on Thursday. One of the things that came up on the call was a bit of news about another businesses Alphabet owns: Waymo. It’s now doing about 250,000 paid robo-taxi rides every week.

Autonomous vehicles are more and more of a presence on American streets and roads, and the Trump administration is trying to make sure there will be even more.

On Thursday, the Department of Transportation rolled out its new Automated Vehicle framework, with the goal of making it easier and faster for companies to get AVs on the roads.

“This is no longer science fiction. You now have autonomous vehicles that have driven more than 100 million miles autonomously on public roads,” said Jeff Farah, CEO of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association.

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