Autonomous Vehicle News
Hundreds of the autonomous vehicles have been roaming city streets over the past couple of years. On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC, voted 3-1 to let self-driving car companies expand their programs and start charging passengers like taxis. Much of that testimony was about how autonomous vehicles have impeded emergency operations in the city. The autonomous vehicles are run by Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, and Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet. During a July earnings call, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt said the city could handle several thousand more driverless cars.