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A self-driving Waymo car turned into a deadly trap for its passenger as it began creeping along railroad tracks as a train barreled toward it, forcing the horrified rider to leap out of the moving vehicle and flee in terror.
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Companies would have to pay a $1 million application fee, demonstrate their vehicles can operate safely and show support from "local stakeholders."
The vote by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System directors comes as Waymo cars have been spotted on local streets.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation into Waymo autonomous vehicles Thursday after one of the self-driving taxis struck a child as she ran across the street to her Santa Monica, Calif., elementary school Jan. 23, leaving her with minor injuries.
Driverless cars could be rolling around the streets of London within months as new technology is ready to hit the roads. US driverless car firm Waymo has said that a driverless taxi service could operate within the capital as early as September, if the Government backs the plans.