Autonomous Vehicle News
Until Thursday's vote, Cruise and Waymo could offer only limited service to San Francisco residents. Now, Cruise and Waymo can charge a fare for their driverless rides and 24/7 access to San Francisco streets as they do so. The San Francisco Police Officers Association, San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs' Association and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798 all wrote letters to the CPUC in the week leading up to the originally scheduled vote on June 29. The San Francisco Fire Department has recorded 55 incidents of driverless vehicles interfering with their emergency responses in 2023 as of Wednesday, the department confirmed to CNN. 2022 was the worst year on record for traffic fatalities in San Francisco since 2014, according to city data.