{
  "id": 2403153,
  "title": "Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/waymo-doubles-spending-on-lobbying-in-robotaxi-battle-with-uber",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T13:11:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/08/waymo-doubles-spending-on-lobbying-in-robotaxi-battle-with-uber/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Alphabet-owned company is seeking to persuade US regulators to clear a path for fully autonomous taxi services.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}