Episode 29: Waymo Lied! Nashville Racial Profiling, and Bear Spray on The Rideshare Zone
54m | Aug 20, 2026🚨 Welcome to the 29th episode of The Rideshare Zone with your host, Shawn, The Colorado Rideshare Guy. In this episode. Buckle up and jump into the chat!🛑
🎙️ Episode Highlights
đź“ŚWaymo vs. Human Crash:** We break down the fatal Dallas crash where a pedestrian was flung 30 feet into a Waymo's path by an SUV. The unoccupied robotaxi was traveling 24mph and slowed to 5mph before impact.
đź“ŚCalifornia Loves Waymo:** Waymo is tripling its operational area in California, expanding to San Diego and Sacramento. They are also rolling out their new sixth-generation Ojai electric vans.
đź“ŚNashville Drivers Speak Out:** The Tennessee Drivers Union is protesting the alleged racial profiling and harassment of drivers by NDOT traffic officers.
đź“ŚDelivery Bots Expanding:** Serve Robotics is partnering with Grubhub and DoorDash to expand autonomous deliveries in cities like Washington, DC and San Jose.
đź“ŚDriver Fights Back:** A Maryland Lyft driver fought off a teenage carjacker using bear spray and a knife.
đź“ŚNJ Court Ruling:** An appellate court ruled that a Lyft driver's insurance must provide PIP medical benefits to an uninsured pedestrian they struck.
đź“ŚFlying Paramedics:** A North Carolina paramedic used a single-seat eVTOL aircraft to beat a ground ambulance to a 911 call by 20 minutes.
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