Waymo’s Driverless Taxis Will Face some Unique Obstacles in Boston

What's Waymo up to in Boston? Here's what we know

Waymo, the California-based self-driving taxi company, deployed a small fleet of human-driven cars onto the roads of Greater Boston on Monday, the start of a six-week "intelligence gathering" mission.

Waymo’s driverless taxis will face some unique obstacles in Boston

What will the autonomous vehicle startup Waymo find once it starts mapping the streets of Boston, as it plans to do this month? Regulatory hurdles, rotaries and roads riddled with potholes, for a start.I’ve been talking with people who have experience testing autonomous vehicles (AVs) in Boston. Two companies with MIT roots have used the Seaport neighborhood for testing in the past few years: Optimus Ride and Motional. Neither ultimately launche…