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Pedestrian Trapped Under Cruise Vehicle in San Francisco

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The incident took place in San Francisco (Fifth Avenue just south of Market Street) and has already become the subject of some rampant speculation as the company hopes to avoid another public relations nightmare. But there’s a lot of bad blood between San Francisco residents and the recently expanded robotaxi services.

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San Francisco Traffic Stands Still After Cruise AVs Stall in North Beach

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With California having approved the contentious expansion of driverless robotaxis operating in San Francisco , autonomous test vehicles showed their readiness by stalling themselves in the middle of town. Cruise has said it plans eventually to deploy thousands of robotaxis in San Francisco. Gavin Christopher Newsom.”

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California DMV Suspends Cruise Driverless Vehicle Permits

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This represents a major victory for the Alphabet-owned Waymo, as it’s now the only company within the state that’s legally allowed to offer robotaxi services. While there are still reports of Waymo’s autonomous vans occasionally acting erratically, most of the complaints in San Francisco have focused on Cruise vehicles.

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U.S. Regulator Proposes Updated Rules for Autonomous Vehicles in Exchange for Data

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steering wheels and pedals) have to be given exceptions from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) to legally operate in populated areas, NHTSA leadership believes that having access to the data they’ve collected will be useful in informing decisions on how the rules could be changed.

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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

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Most car sites are built for gas vehicles, so you have to do countless hours of blog research. States like California give you the legal right to install a charger if you submit a request and pay for installation. If you’ve ever tried shopping for an electric car, you know that the experience can be confusing and time consuming. (We

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Battle of the (Anti-Nausea) Bands

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Though the architecture of the app does not mandate the company seek FDA regulatory approval from a legal standpoint, Bucklin said they will still need to figure out how to offer compelling evidence it works and works well. Sense Relief's smartwatch app in action. Sense Relief. youtu.be.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. is Hymotions San Francisco-based distributor/installer. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles.

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