It’s nearing midnight as the young man scurries through a dark alley. He wears a mask and overalls and is armed with a roll of duct tape. Disgruntled locals are taking creative action to disable the robotaxis they say are keeping them up at night.

Uber and Waymo are expanding their partnership to Atlanta, where your next ride could be an autonomous Jaguar I-Pace. Not into that? You'll have the chance to switch to a human driver.