Jun 28, 2026 – 5.15pmNSW Premier Chris Minns has declared himself in favour of a trial of driverless taxis in Sydney, but previously undisclosed documents reveal the state transport department has thrown up numerous roadblocks to frontrunner Waymo and rival Tesla.Waymo, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service owned by Google’s parent company, believed it was closing in on a trial in NSW but was warned of a seven-stage process of approvals expected to take several years, documents released under state freedom of information laws show.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Inside the race to bring driverless taxis to Australia
Waymo leads the pack but Tesla is also pushing to go ‘autonomous at scale’, new documents reveal. ‘High-level’ approaches are a long way from a trial, though.
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