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Fisker to establish new technology center in San Francisco

Green Car Congress

announced details surrounding its first dedicated engineering and technology center, to be located in the Mission District of San Francisco. As a company born in California, we wanted to draw on all the diversity, creativity and technical capability this state is famous for. Fisker Inc.

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Waymo riders most frequently travel to these areas of San Francisco: data

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Alphabet-owned robotaxi company Waymo has been operating driverless ride-hailing services in San Francisco for around six months, and new data shows where riders are going most with the service. You can see the area in which Waymo is approved to operate in San Francisco below.

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Driverless ride-hailing increased significantly in San Francisco last year

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Driverless ride-hailing is rapidly increasing in San Francisco, California, and recent data shows that it has continued to grow even after an incident involving a passenger with General Motors (GM) subsidiary Cruise. You can see the Waymo and Cruise data as compiled by San Francisco Chronicle’s Sriharsha Devulapallo below.

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CPUC approves permits for Cruise and Waymo to charge fares for driverless passenger service in San Francisco

Green Car Congress

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved resolutions granting additional operating authority for Cruise and Waymo to conduct commercial passenger service using driverless vehicles in San Francisco. The approval includes the ability for both companies to charge fares for rides at any time of day.

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GM suing San Francisco to refund over $108 million in Cruise taxes

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General Motors (GM) is suing the city of San Francisco for allegedly taxing the automaker unfairly by using its self-driving unit Cruise to subject the company to $108 million in taxes over a seven-year period. Last week, GM filed a lawsuit against San Francisco — dubbed General Motors Co.

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Cruising San Francisco, With No One Behind the Wheel

Baua Electric

When David De Clercq traveled to San Francisco last year, he had a few musts on his itinerary: Go to Alcatraz. Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles or, colloquially, robotaxis, have been driving the streets of San Francisco in some form since 2009 and have been operating commercially since last August. “I

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Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Set Ablaze By Crowd In San Francisco

The Truth About Cars

Autonomous vehicles don’t have the best track record when it comes to earning and keeping public trust, even in tech-forward California. General Motors’ Cruise is taking a hiatus testing its vehicles after a high-profile crash and recall, and most recently , a Waymo vehicle was set on fire in San Francisco.