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San Francisco robotaxis get the green light to operate 24/7

Ryan Daws — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:11:02 +0000

Google’s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise have both received the green light from California’s regulatory body to implement 24/7 fare-based services for fully driverless rides in San Francisco. The pivotal decision was made by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which voted 3 to 1 in favour of granting the expansion of driverless services for... Read more »

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Amazon’s robotaxis hit the streets of California

Ryan Daws — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:39:07 +0000

Robotaxis from Amazon’s self-driving vehicle biz Zoox are now on the streets of California. Zoox’s vehicles are purpose-built for autonomous driving and do not feature any manual controls. The company’s full-time employees are the first to take advantage of the autonomous shuttle service. Jesse Levinson, Co-Founder and CTO of Zoox, commented: “Getting to be the... Read more »

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San Francisco officials want the CPUC to slow robotaxi authorisations

Ryan Daws — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:17:04 +0000

San Francisco officials have sent letters to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) expressing their concerns over the pace of robotaxi deployments. Driverless vehicle giants Cruise and Waymo have significant expansion plans for their respective operations in San Francisco. However, their existing deployments have been causing some problems for the city. Some of the reported... Read more »

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Waymo launches 24/7 autonomous ride-hailing service in San Francisco

Ryan Daws — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:25:33 +0000

Alphabet subsidiary Waymo has launched San Francisco’s first 24/7 fully-autonomous ride-hailing service. Earlier this month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted Waymo a permit to participate in the state’s pilot initiative to provide “driverless” autonomous vehicle (AV) passenger service to the public. “We are seeing momentum build in this space and are working to... Read more »

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Pony.ai agrees to recall its self-driving system

Ryan Daws — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:02:38 +0000

Pony.ai has agreed to advice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to recall its self-driving system. NHTSA says that it’s the “first recall of an automated driving system”. On 28 October 2021, a Pony.ai vehicle crashed into a street sign in Fremont, California after turning right. No-one was injured in the incident, but... Read more »

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Cruise offers free robotaxi trips in San Francisco without backup drivers

Ryan Daws — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:03:45 +0000

Self-driving vehicle service Cruise is offering free public robotaxi trips in San Francisco without backup drivers. The free trips will use Cruise’s fleet of retrofitted Chevrolet Bolt vehicles that includes Poppy and Tostada. These vehicles are ‘Level 4’ meaning they’re fully driverless and don’t require a backup driver but still feature a steering wheel, pedals,... Read more »

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Waymo and Cruise can now offer autonomous vehicle rides to the public

Fin Strathern — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:20:28 +0000

Waymo and Cruise have both received approval to offer autonomous vehicle rides to the public by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Whilst a major step in the push towards autonomous vehicles, both companies will only be allowed to operate in certain parts of the state and under specific conditions. All that remains is... Read more »

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Nuro receives first permit to operate self-driving cars commercially in California

Ryan Daws — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:56:41 +0000

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has awarded Nuro the state’s first commercial permit for self-driving cars. The permit allows Nuro to operate its autonomous vehicles commercially on the roads of two counties near the company’s Bay Area headquarters. Nuro says it will soon announce its first commercial deployment with an “established” partner. The company’s... Read more »

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Proposition 22 was the big vote this week for Uber and Lyft

Ryan Daws — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 17:45:04 +0000

All eyes are on the presidential election, but the big vote for Uber and Lyft this week was on Proposition 22 in California. Proposition 22 exempts gig companies from AB5, a labour law passed in 2019 which extended employee protections to gig workers like Uber and Lyft drivers. Voters in California passed the law with... Read more »

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Uber and Lyft lose appeal to avoid classifying drivers as employees

Ryan Daws — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:09:51 +0000

Uber and Lyft have been ordered to classify their drivers as employees by a Californian court after losing an appeal. The ride-hailing giants classify their drivers as contractors which means they can avoid giving many of the usual rights and benefits afforded to employees. Uber and Lyft argue most drivers prefer the flexibility of so-called... Read more »

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