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2月19日（路透社）- 纽约州长凯茜·霍楚尔的发言人周四表示，霍楚尔已撤回允许在纽约市外较小城市开展商业自动驾驶出租车服务的提案。
发言人表示：“基于与包括立法机构在内的利益相关者的沟通，很明显推进这一提案的支持并不存在。”
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这一举措对谷歌母公司Alphabet（GOOGL.O）旗下自动驾驶部门Waymo是一个打击。Waymo于去年8月获得在纽约市开始测试自动驾驶汽车的首个许可，尽管当时驾驶座上有一名训练有素的专业人员。
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该部门目前在旧金山湾区、洛杉矶、凤凰城、奥斯汀、亚特兰大及其他城市每周为公众提供约40万次无人驾驶乘车服务，希望扩大其在自动驾驶出租车市场已有的较大规模优势，并开拓大量新用户。
Waymo发言人表示：“虽然我们对州长的决定感到失望，但我们仍致力于将服务带到纽约，并将与州立法机构合作推进这一议题。”
该公司称，Waymo在纽约市的测试授权若未延期，将于3月31日到期。目前该公司在纽约暂不被允许提供付费无人驾驶乘车服务。
发言人补充道：“我们收到数千名纽约市民的反馈，他们在其他城市体验过Waymo服务后，希望在家乡也能使用。”
自动驾驶运营在商业化道路上本就举步维艰，此前在涉及自动驾驶车辆的事故引发安全担忧后，该技术一直受到严格审查。
上个月，加州圣塔莫尼卡市一所小学附近，一辆Waymo自动驾驶汽车撞倒一名小女孩，她从一辆并排停放的SUV后面跑到马路中间，造成轻微受伤。美国相关机构已就此展开调查。
进步商会首席执行官亚当·科瓦切维奇表示：“自动驾驶汽车在亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州和得克萨斯州已经降低了事故率并改善了行人安全。霍楚尔州长撤回提案令人失望，因为纽约市民同样应享有经证实的安全保障。”
部分立法者希望国会通过立法，使自动驾驶车辆在全国范围内部署更加容易。
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New York Governor Hochul pulls robotaxi expansion proposal
February 19, 2026 5:02 PM UTC / Reuters
By David Shepardson and Zaheer Kachwala
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Feb 19 (Reuters) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul has withdrawn her proposal to allow commercial robotaxi services in smaller cities outside New York, a spokesperson for the governor said on Thursday.
“Based on conversations with stakeholders, including in the legislature, it was clear that the support was not there to advance this proposal,” the spokesperson said.
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The move is a setback to Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab autonomous vehicle unit Waymo, which received its first permit to begin testing autonomous vehicles in New York City in August, albeit with a trained specialist behind the wheel.
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The unit, which is providing about 400,000 driverless rides weekly to the public in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin, Atlanta and other cities, was hoping to grow its already sizable foothold in the robotaxi market and tap into a large pool of new users.
“While we are disappointed by the Governor’s decision, we’re committed to bringing our service to New York and will work with the State Legislature to advance this issue,” a Waymo spokesperson said.
Waymo’s authority to test in New York City will expire on March 31 if not extended, the company said. The company is not permitted to offer paid driverless rides in New York.
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“We hear from thousands of New Yorkers who have experienced Waymo in other cities and want access to it at home,” the spokesperson added.
Self-driving operations already face a difficult path to commercialization, as the technology has been under heavy scrutiny over safety concerns after accidents involving autonomous vehicles.
U.S. agencies opened an investigation after a Waymo self-driving vehicle struck a young girl near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California last month, causing minor injuries after she ran across the street from behind a double-parked SUV.
“Autonomous vehicles are already driving down accident rates and improving pedestrian safety in Arizona, California, and Texas. It’s disappointing that Governor Hochul is withdrawing her proposal, because New Yorkers deserve the same proven protections,” Chamber of Progress CEO Adam Kovacevich said.
Some lawmakers want Congress to pass legislation that would make it easier to deploy self-driving vehicles nationally.
Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington Zaheer Kachwala in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and David Gregorio
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