Statement from Transportation Alternatives in Strong Opposition to Mayor Adams’ Decision to Bring Driverless Cars to New York City

NEW YORK — Today, Mayor Adams announced a new permit program for driverless car testing in New York City. 

Statement from Danny Harris, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives: 

“Driverless cars are untested, dangerous technology, and they have no place in New York City. New Yorkers should not be lab rats for the car industry, which has already killed and injured thousands of our neighbors.”

“Despite the name, safety drivers don’t ensure safety, and driverless cars with safety drivers have killed people just as driverless cars without safety drivers have killed people. We live in the most pedestrian-dense, transit-rich city in the U.S., and the most congested. We need to be delivering better transportation options to New Yorkers – not more cars, which bring pollution, unsafe streets, congestion, and chaos to our city.”

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