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7-Eleven and Nuro launch first commercial autonomous delivery service in California

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In collaboration with Nuro, a robotics company transforming local commerce with autonomous vehicles, 7-Eleven is launching the first autonomous commercial delivery in the state of California, enabling its customers in the Mountain View, California service area to order through the 7NOW delivery app to have their products delivered via bot.

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

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A California regulator has approved a proposal from Alphabet’s Waymo to expand its fared, completely driverless robotaxi services to Los Angeles and some cities near San Francisco, effective on Friday. Last month, the California Public Utilities Commission ( CPUC ) suspended the application “for further staff review.”

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California Governor’s office releases ZEV action plan update

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The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has released its ZEV Action Plan Priorities Update. The plan updates the 2016 report, directing State of California departments to coordinate and implement specific actions that advance the uptake of electric vehicles.

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California regulator to hold hearing on GM self-driving unit Cruise – ET Auto

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The California Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing Tuesday on a bid by General Motors’ Cruise unit to resolve the agency’s investigation into the robotaxi company’s failure to disclose details of a pedestrian crash involving a self-driving car. California suspended the testing permit, and Cruise halted all U.S.

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California ARB publishes Battery Electric Bus Charging Cost Calculator

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has published a downloadable tool (a macro-enabled Excel worksheet) for estimating electricity costs for battery electric bus (BEB) deployments in California. The spreadsheet allows numerous variables to be factored in for the 9 California utilities included in the tool.

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Driverless cars covered 5x more test miles in California in 2023 – ET Auto

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million miles in California last year, over five times the previous year’s total, even as concerns rose in the wake of a Cruise robotaxi accident, state data on vehicle testing released on Friday showed. Autonomous tests with a safety driver rose to 5.7 million miles from 5.1 million, DMV data from Dec. 1, 2022 to Nov. 30, 2023 showed.

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Lyft inks deal with Nielsen to measure in-app ads – ET Auto

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The San Francisco, California-based company launched video ads in the last quarter of 2023, partnering with Warner Bros Discovery to promote ‘Wonka’ movie using its in-app video. Measuring ad performance helps advertisers inform and improve marketing campaigns and quantify their impact.