rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/stop-driverless-cars-from-taking-over-nyc-streets?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-stop-driverless-cars-from-taking-over-nyc-streets' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Independent Drivers Guild, you acknowledge that by voluntarily providing your email and telephone number, you expressly agree to receive emails, calls and text messages from The Independent Drivers Guild, our agents, affiliates, and independent contractor https://actionnetwork.org/groups/independent-drivers-guild https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/664/271/normal/2025_JFAW_Autonomous_Vehicles_Action_Network_(1).png Add your name to demand an immediate halt to Waymo’s self-driving car testing in NYC and all autonomous vehicle testing in NYC, and a full ban on autonomous vehicles doing business in New York State. We demand: A full ban on autonomous vehicle testing on New York City streets. A ban on autonomous vehicles from being allowed to do business in New York State. Our app workers deserve jobs, not automation. Investments in public transit, infrastructure, and app worker protections—not reckless tech experiments. Sign the petition now. Tell our leaders: Protect our streets. Protect our jobs. Say NO to autonomous vehicles. Why should New York make these changes? New York City is one of the most complex and densely populated urban environments in the world. Every day, our streets are full of life—families walking to school, cyclists and delivery workers navigating traffic, seniors crossing intersections, and people with disabilities getting where they need to go. Driverless cars pose a threat to all of us on New York’s streets. Driverless cars have caused traffic disruptions, blocked emergency responders, made dangerous stops, and caused accidents, injuries, and even deaths where they've been allowed to operate. Waymo, a company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been granted testing access for its autonomous vehicles on the busy, unpredictable streets of New York City. The company has begun testing with the stipulation that one hand from a driver must be on the wheel at all times, in accordance with New York State law. Driverless vehicles like those from Waymo threaten to leave behind some of our most vulnerable neighbors. For people with disabilities—especially those who use wheelchairs or need assistance with packages and equipment—the presence of a trained human driver is not optional, it’s essential. Autonomous vehicles are not designed to meet the real-life needs of riders who require a helping hand. Public transit advocates and workers also know this playbook: companies like Waymo are already operating at a loss to lure people away from public transit, just as Uber did when it first launched. This is a direct threat to our transit system and the union jobs that keep it running. If driverless vehicles are allowed to flood our streets, we risk weakening our subways and buses—just to benefit Big Tech. Although Waymo was granted testing access, we do not want this to continue. And we do not want testing to open the door for autonomous vehicles being allowed to run in New York City or New York State in the coming years. We say: Not in New York. Not at the expense of our safety, jobs, and communities. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-driverless-cars-from-taking-over-nyc-streets