Cruise AV Robotaxis Block SF Street, Connectivity Issues Blamed

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week granted approval to Alphabet's Waymo and GM's Cruise to offer paid rides in their robotaxis in San Francisco around the clock. This basically allows all-day paid robotaxi service in San Francisco, with unlimited fleets of self-driving cars. One day after the August 10 decision from the California Public Utilities Commission, an incident involving 10 Cruise AV robotaxis gave more ammo to self-driving car skeptics. The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that the cell connectivity issues were caused by the large number of people at the Outside Lands music festival. He said the City of San Francisco will be petitioning the CPUC asking them to reconsider the approval for 24/7 robotaxi rides.