--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "94ece4447ed0a8c4efe210bf053a1ebe4cc19ff3795cb071ce8ea2112363027d" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/94ece444?lang=en" title: "DC Council Blocks Bill to Authorize Waymo and Autonomous Vehicles" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-12T22:53:39.000Z" category: "Regulation" topics: ["google","regulation"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/tech/dc-council-blocks-bill-to-authorize-waymo-and-autonomous-vehicles-576f2510","https://huggingnews.com/tech/dc-council-blocks-bill-to-authorize-waymo-and-autonomous-vehicles-576f2510"] summary: "A proposed framework for self-driving taxis to operate in the nation's capital was rejected by the DC Council on Nov. 12. The measure would have provided a legal path for autonomous vehicle services, specifically mentioning Waymo, to launch in the District of Columbia." --- # DC Council Blocks Bill to Authorize Waymo and Autonomous Vehicles > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-12T22:53:39.000Z **Category:** Regulation **Topics:** google, regulation ## Summary A proposed framework for self\-driving taxis to operate in the nation's capital was rejected by the DC Council on Nov\. 12\. The measure would have provided a legal path for autonomous vehicle services, specifically mentioning Waymo, to launch in the District of Columbia\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]()