Waymo and Cruise robotaxis approved for bigger San Francisco operation


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California regulators voted in favour of robotaxi operators expanding their paid driverless services in the San Francisco city, a major milestone towards commercialising the technology. The commission, meeting in San Francisco on Thursday, heard hours of public evidence arguing for and against the expansion of Waymo and Cruise’s turf. A Waymo autonomous taxi in San Francisco. BloombergCruise has 300 cars across three cities – San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix – averaging 1,000 trips a day. Reuters“I never have to guess if Cruise is going to decide to follow traffic rules today,” said San Francisco resident Jason Stafford.