California Lets Self-Driving Taxis Loose In San Francisco All Day and Night

After a grinding more-than-six-hour meeting late Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission agreed to allow self-driving cars courtesy of General Motors and Google to go out at all hours of the day and night throughout San Francisco. AdvertisementNow, robotaxi companies Cruise and Waymo are allowed everywhere they please within San Francisco city limits, without a safety driver present. Waymo was similarly allowed fared passenger service everywhere with a safety driver. The San Francisco Fire Department recently claimed self-driving cars had hindered their fire trucks and EMTs 66 times from the start of the year into July. Some San Francisco residents were so upset with the vehicles they had been going around putting traffic cones on the robotaxis’ hoods.