Waymo’s robotaxis are changing behavior in Los Angeles, as parents who previously drove their teenage children themselves now rely on Waymo instead. Parents have been reluctant to use conventional ridesharing services, both because of safety worries and because they often turn down minors. But you don’t have those problems with a self-driving car. While it’s still not legal to use self-driving cars in this way in California (unlike in Phoenix), that hasn’t stopped parents from using them.