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Why can't you ride a driverless car in DC yet?

Nbcwashington · · 1631 words · By Ted Oberg
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Nbcwashington reports: Why can't you ride a driverless car in DC yet?.

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Nbcwashington reports: Why can't you ride a driverless car in DC yet?.

Why it matters

Why can people in 11 cities ride driverless cars, but not in D.C.?

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Ted Oberg digs into the delays, politics, and safety debate.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Measurement and Analytics: These Cookies collect data regarding your usage of and performance of the Services, apply market research to generate audiences, and measure the delivery and effectiveness of content and advertising.”
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Multiple cross-references from Nbcwashington confirm the use of measurement and analytics cookies for usage data and advertising effectiveness.
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Claim 2: “Strictly Necessary Cookies: These Cookies are required for Service functionality, including for system administration, security and fraud prevention, and to enable any purchasing capabilities.”
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Claim 3: “Certain third parties may place their Cookies on your device and use them to recognize your device when you visit the Services and when you visit other websites or online services.”
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Claim 4: “Why can people in 11 cities ride driverless cars, but not in D.C.?”
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The provided web search results are irrelevant (discussing Windows 11 restarts) and the Wikipedia entries provide general information about driverless cars and Waymo but do not confirm the specific number of cities (11) or the specific status of driverless cars in Washington, D.C.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car, driverless car, robotic car or robo-car, is a car that is capable of operating with reduced or no human input. They are sometimes called robotaxis,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Waymo LLC ( WAY-moh) is an American autonomous driving technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company. As of March 2026, Wa…
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Claim 5: “Ad Selection and Delivery Cookies: These Cookies are used to collect data about your browsing habits, your use of the Services, your preferences, and your interaction with advertisements across platforms and devices for the purpose of delivering interest-based advertising content”
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Claim 6: “NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as games, interactive TV, voice-activated assistants, and other services”
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The claim is directly confirmed by multiple cross-references from the same source domain (Nbcwashington), which in this context represents the official policy statement of the entity.
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Claim 7: “Personalization Cookies: These Cookies enable us to provide certain features, such as determining if you are a first-time visitor, capping message frequency, remembering choices you have made (e.g., your language preferences, time zone), and assist you with logging in after registration”
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Claim 8: “Social Media Cookies: These Cookies are set by social media platforms on the Services to enable you to share content with your friends and networks.”
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