Lyft’s Self-Driving Cars Say ‘Sup to Beantown

Hopefully they won’t cause any gahkablahkas. Boston city officials signed off on the Lyft/nuTonomy pilot program, which will be limited to the Seaport District’s startup hub, in October, and the cars are now up and running.

Backup drivers will be present, and the trial is expected to capture insights on how autonomous vehicles could complement the city’s public transit systems. If you were still wondering, a gahkablahka is a Bostonian term for traffic tie-up, fusing the words “gawker” and “blocker” as only they can.

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