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Before Robotaxis Choke the Streets, Cities Start Taxing Ubers

There’s just not enough room for everyone to ride around in their own driverless car.

Traffic moves along Third Avenue in Manhattan at dusk in this aerial photograph taken with a tilt-shift lens above New York, U.S.Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg

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By David Welch

July 30, 2018 at 10:00 AM UTC

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It’s getting more expensive to drive in cities—whether you’re a human or a bot.

In New York, the highest fee for crossing into the center of Manhattan in a car is now reserved for those using ride-hailing apps such as Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. Governor Andrew Cuomo and his Fix NYC advisory panel had aimed for a fee to hit anyone using a private automobile without carpooling. That proposal was turned back, for now, but advocates expect to try again.