Waymo wants to bring its self-driving taxis to New York City, but with one major change: the cars will have someone behind the wheel. Waymo, an offshoot of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has ...

Waymo says that the next big city it’s going to plant autonomous ride-sharing in is New York. Unfortunately, Waymo’s business model isn’t exactly run of the mill, and that may take some time.

An alternative policy is needed. Los Angeles should follow New York City’s new policy and place a toll on vehicles entering the central business district in the downtown area.

Waymo’s self-driving cars are already well-established in several cities. Waymo has more than 1,500 vehicles running more than 250,000 rides each week in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix and ...