People look at a Zeekr RT vehicle with 6th Generation Waymo Driver on display at the Waymo booth during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Tech experts expect the Trump administration to set a national standard on autonomous driving standards after Trump donor and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk embraced the move. — AP
LAS VEGAS: A top Waymo executive said on Jan 8 the United States could lead globally on autonomous driving, expressing hope that a national standard under the incoming Trump administration would boost safety.
Tekedra Mawakana, co-chief executive of the Google-owned robotaxi venture, said the "race" around autonomous driving had "matured" compared with Donald Trump's first presidential administration, alluding to a global competition in which the US company is competing with Chinese and German auto players.
