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... if a driver gets a ticket it also impacts the operator of the vehicle aka the company. Every commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in the USA needs a DOT number and the owner or operator name put on the side of it. And every operator that has a DOT number has a CSA (compliance , safety and accountability) score. The lower the score the better.

Waymo is technically operating a taxi service, a commercial operation and they would have commercial insurance.

I suppose what we could do is extend DOT requirements to taxis and taxi firms (and ride-sharing firms) and thus they would have DOT numbers and CSA scores.... And if they rack up too many points their whole business would be put out of service. I would certainly think that hours of service that bus drivers have to abide by should also apply to taxis and ride share ... Uber allows you to drive for 12 hours and that only resets after 6 hours of not driving. As a truck driver I can only drive 11 hours in a 14 hour window and that resets after 10 hours off (rules more complex esp for sleeper trucks so this is a gross simplification). Driving a car is easier than a truck but I wouldn't want to have a drowsy Uber driver as their "cargo" (people) is more precious than the 40,000 lbs of laundry detergent and shampoo that's behind me right now.

TL;DR; CMV owners/operators get impacted by driver tickets, taxis and ride share should be subject to similar regulations, and I ramble too much.