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Years before Mayor Eric Adams gave Waymo the green light to test its robot cars in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, the company spent millions trying to woo public officials in hopes of someday having its autonomous vehicles cleared to cruise New York City streets.

Lobbying records reveal that Waymo — a subsidiary of Alphabet, Google’s parent company — has, since at least 2019, poured more than $3 million into lobbying city and state leaders, who would need to change a law that prohibits driverless cars.

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