San Diego City Council urges greater local regulatory authority over autonomous vehicles

On Sept. 14, the San Diego City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution calling for greater local control over the deployment of autonomous vehicles in San Diego, including driverless robotaxis such as Waymos.

“Critically, it was the decision made about San Diego without San Diego,” she said.

On Jan. 15, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System board of directors voted to oppose Waymo’s expansion into San Diego, urging the restoration of regulatory powers to local jurisdictions.

“Nobody asked the San Diego City Council, San Diego Fire-Rescue, or the workers who keep this city moving.”

“I hope to see the state give San Diego the authority to decide when and how this technology is deployed in our city,” von Wilpert said.