Uber and Waymo Clash Over Washington, D.C. Robotaxi Bill Proposing Steep Fees and Mileage Tax

Uber and Waymo have staked out opposing positions on a proposed Washington, D.C. law that would authorize driverless robotaxi deployment, exposing a deep rift over whether autonomous vehicles should operate independently or share the road under the same ride-hailing networks as human drivers. The fight centers on the Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026 (Bill B26-0684), introduced by Council member Charles Allen, which the D.C. Council took up at a July 13 roundtable hearing.