Call for hearing on Waymo technology and proposed plans for operation in Chicago

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• Record number: R2026-0023967
• Type: Resolution; category: Committee/Public Hearings
• Status: In Committee (Referred)
• Sponsor: Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Committees and Rules
• Submitted Date: Mar 14, 2026
• Introduction Date: Mar 18, 2026
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Impact report

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This resolution asks Waymo, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) to appear at a City Council committee hearing about Waymo's self-driving car plans in Chicago.

Who it affects

• Waymo (autonomous vehicle company): Waymo would be asked to testify about its technology and its plans to map and test self-driving cars in Chicago.
• CDOT and BACP (city departments): These departments would be asked to appear and discuss safety, infrastructure needs, and outreach related to self-driving cars.
• Pedestrians, drivers, and other users of public streets: The hearing would discuss public safety concerns, including the use and parking of self-driving cars on the public way.
• Chicago residents: The hearing would include a discussion of education and outreach to the public about self-driving cars.

What changes

• A hearing would be held before the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety about Waymo's self-driving car plans.
• Waymo, CDOT, BACP, and other relevant stakeholders would be invited to testify.
• Topics would include public safety, responsible use, infrastructure needs, and education and outreach.
• The resolution notes that the City has no regulations for self-driving cars, but it does not create any new rules itself.

Where: City of Chicago; 48th Ward

Timeline

• Mar 18, 2026: Referred, City Council. Two committees having been called, the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety and the Committee on Transportation and Public Way, the matter was Referred to the Committee on Committees and Rules (Pursuant to Council Rule 42)

Documents

• Waymo Hearing Resolution.pdf (Legislation)

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