Yunus Emre Tozal: Chicago will teach Waymo things no map can
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By Yunus Emre Tozal
Published on April 14, 2026.
Turkish civil engineer Yunus Emre Tozal, who moved to Chicago from Turkey in 2018, has questioned whether Waymo's autonomous vehicle pilot project, which is currently testing its cars on Chicago streets. Tozall, who has been an engineer for a long time, learned about the city from a bicycle and knowledge of its roads by hand and real time. He believes that while the state's regulatory framework is unclear, the cars are already on the market. He argues that while autonomous vehicles could threaten the livelihoods of thousands of immigrant drivers, the success of Waymo lies in the city's ability to adapt to unpredictable weather conditions and infrastructure issues. Tozanal argues that the success story should be based on data from the city, not technology, but experiences.
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