# Senator vs. Robotaxi Industry: Who's Actually Driving?

- slug: senator-vs-robotaxi-industry-whos-actually-driving
- date: 2026-03-31
- category: Robotics

Senator Markey found that half of Waymo's remote robotaxi operators work from the Philippines on Philippine licenses, monitoring cars in San Francisco and Phoenix. None of the seven companies would say how often they need human help.

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