Seattle's great robotaxi experiment

Marketplace Tech

American Public Media

Technology, News

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

As autonomous vehicles become more common, cities are grappling with how to keep robotaxis from interfering with emergency response efforts. Julia Pickar reports on how Seattle is trying to fix this problem.

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0:57.3	When a robo-taxy gets stuck in an emergency, who takes the wheel? From American Public Media, this is Marketplace Tech.
1:09.6	I'm Megan McCarty Carino.
1:20.5	Thank you. From American Public Media, this is Marketplace Tech. I'm Megan McCarty Carrino. Robotaxies are becoming a common site across the country.
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