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Driverless ride-hailing increased significantly in San Francisco last year

Teslarati

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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Cruise shares comment after robotaxi crashes into San Francisco Muni bus

Teslarati

A Cruise robotaxi operating without a safety driver recently collided with a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) bus. This incident highlights the need for Cruise to further optimize its robotaxi fleet in San Francisco for real-world use. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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A Waymo robotaxi hit a cyclist in San Francisco – here’s what happened

Baua Electric

An autonomous Waymo car hit a cyclist in San Francisco yesterday – but luckily the cyclist had only minor injuries. Still, it’s bad news for urban cyclists , and for Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle division, which is already having a tough time shaking off the Cruise disaster. It also is looking to expand to Austin.

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

The Truth About Cars

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 Newsom.

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In San Francisco, being a human rather of a robotic will value you

Baua Electric

San Francisco lets in drivers and automobiles, takes fingerprints, drug-tests drivers and problems a written examination, amongst alternative necessities. Each companies declined to assemble body of workers to be had for an interview. In California and maximum alternative states, taxis are regulated through towns.

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

Baua Electric

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

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Waymo looks to launch full fleet of robotaxis in LA

Baua Electric

Waymo, which already has a large fleet of robotaxis in San Francisco, hopes to procure a license in Los Angeles to operate and expand its service. But now it wants to launch its full robotaxi service where riders can order and pay for rides via its app, as it does in San Francisco, and be allowed to ride in any part of the city.