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Robotaxi Companies Win — Can Operate 24/7 In San Francisco

CleanTechnica EVs

A hot topic in recent months has been the debate and political fight in San Francisco about whether or not to let robotaxis from Waymo and Cruise operate 24/7. I won’t go through all the details of the debate here since I’ve already done that in this article and this article, but the short summary […]

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Driverless Waymo car hits cyclist in San Francisco, causes minor scratches – ET Auto

Baua Electric

A driverless Waymo car collided with a cyclist in San Francisco on Tuesday but the bicyclist suffered only minor scratches and left the scene on their own, the company said by email. They said the San Francisco Police Department was investigating the incident.

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California approves Waymo robotaxi services in LA, SF neighboring cities – ET Auto

Baua Electric

“Waymo may begin fared driverless passenger service operations in the specified areas of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Peninsula, effective today,” the CPUC said on a notice posted to its website on Friday. Waymo, which already operates in San Francisco and Phoenix, applied on Jan.

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Cruise to reintroduce human-driven vehicle fleet in Phoenix – ET Auto

Baua Electric

operations last October after a pedestrian in San Francisco hit by another car was dragged by one of its robotaxis. operations last October after a pedestrian in San Francisco hit by another car was dragged by one of its robotaxis. The company had suspended its U.S. The company had suspended its U.S.

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Waymo robotaxi to begin driverless services for employees in Austin – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Waymo said it will open its ride-hailing program, Waymo One, to the public in Austin at a later date, adding that this will make Austin the fourth ride-hailing city after San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles. Waymo and Cruise have faced hostility towards their self driving services following collisions with the public.

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Tesla faces class action privacy lawsuit, following startling revelations

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Now, a Tesla Model Y owner in San Francisco has sued the automaker for privacy violations, which could dramatically affect the overall industry’s data privacy policies. Henry Yeh, a current Model Y owner in the San Francisco, California area, has sued Tesla over the aforementioned privacy violations.

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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California. Zoox has not given a timeline for when it thinks its fully autonomous vehicles will be ubiquitous. m)after she was hit by a human-driven car.