# Tech Meets Torts: A Lawyer Tests Waymo

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Published: 2026-04-17T09:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this week's Legal Speak episode Georgia product liability litigator Rebekah Cooper sits down with Legal Speak's Cedra Mayfield to discuss potential liability claims and defenses surrounding self-driving ride share vehicles. Prior to recording the episode, Cooper and Mayfield shared a ride in a Waymo Jaguar through midtown Atlanta. In addition to detailing legal nuances surrounding autonomous vehicle, or AV, rideshare technology, Cooper outlined potential litigation strategies that attorneys on either side of the bar could might leverage in the near future. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Rebekah Cooper Producer: Charles Garnar

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