Use of autonomous vehicle “robocabs” in a geographically unique city like San Francisco may portend the future.\nUnder the Phase I Deployment Programs, participants could charge fares for AV passenger service.\nThus, until now the companies operated in San Francisco (and Waymo in certain other California locales) with limitations.\nCruise was authorized to offer fared passenger service in limited areas of San Francisco from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. without a safety driver present, fared passenger service throughout San Francisco at any time with a safety driver present, and non-fared passenger service throughout San Francisco at any time without a safety driver present.\nWaymo was authorized to offer fared passenger service throughout San Francisco at any time with a safety driver present and non-fared passenger service throughout San Francisco at any time without a safety driver present.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"San Francisco wants to stop approval of robotaxi expansion","slug":"san-francisco-wants-to-stop-approval-of-robotaxi-expansion","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:53.588013","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":""}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"We Rode San Francisco’s First Driverless Bus. It Was Jarring","slug":"we-rode-san-franciscos-first-driverless-bus-it-was-jarring","publishDate":"2023-08-17 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:52.328496","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"San Francisco’s first driverless shuttle somehow manages to make whiplash-inducing stops despite never exceeding a few-miles-per-hour crawl.\nBeep safety operator Tony Huerta poses for a portrait aboard a driverless shuttle on Wednesday.\nThe shuttle will also hit popular Treasure Island destinations such as the Ship Shape Community Center, Treasure Island Wines and the restaurant Mersea.\nA driverless shuttle pulls up to the Ship Shape Community Center on San Francisco's Treasure Island on Aug. 16, 2023.\nLocal Supervisor Matt Dorsey said in July that the new driverless shuttle is exciting for the area.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"KOP’s InductEV is making electric vehicles more efficient through autonomous wireless chargers","slug":"kops-inductev-is-making-electric-vehicles-more-efficient-through-autonomous-wireless-chargers","publishDate":"2023-08-17 23:54:22+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:50.848392","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"InductEV, a company that builds autonomous wireless chargers for electric vehicles, is developing that future.\nThe company’s chargers are installed on top of the ground, so electric vehicles just need to park on the panels to charge, said Anthony Calabro, chief product officer at InductEV.\nInductEV works with public and private transit systems that use electric vehicles, as well as with companies that have trucks and other large vehicles that need to travel long distances for long periods of time.\nCalabro said advancing electric vehicles reduces the amount of vehicles operating.\nHe said the company is also thinking about the size of the batteries and how they can be more efficient when creating electric vehicles.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"New autonomous vehicle shuttle on Treasure Island","slug":"new-autonomous-vehicle-shuttle-on-treasure-island","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:50.306117","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The Loop has small 10-person shuttles ready to give people a free lift around Treasure Island.\nIt is a free shuttle and one of the state's first to use autonomous vehicles on public roadways.\nThe shuttles operate seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., making a 20-minute loop around the northern side of Treasure Island.\nTreasure Island Wines is on the loop's route, and owner Jim Mirowski says some of the first reviews from riders are in.\nThe transit agency says it'll take that information going forward to figure out what future permanent transit options will look like on Treasure Island.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Robotaxis in San Diego? Autonomous car co. Cruise testing — with drivers — in Gaslamp","slug":"robotaxis-in-san-diego-autonomous-car-co-cruise-testing-with-drivers-in-gaslamp","publishDate":"2023-08-16 16:54:32+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-17 14:31:10.831597","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Cruise, the self-driving car company based out of San Francisco, was seen testing in the Gaslamp Quarter this week, so NBC 7 wanted to know if they'll be offering driverless car services in San Diego any time soon.\nOn Tuesday, NBC 7 spotted a Cruise car downtown.\nGet San Diego local news, weather forecasts, sports and lifestyle stories to your inbox.\nSign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.\nQualcomm has five test vehicles and 12 safety drivers on its permit.”There is only one driverless testing and deployment permit approved for the San Diego area, specifically.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Orlando, Florida, debuts self-driving shuttle that will whisk passengers around downtown","slug":"orlando-florida-debuts-self-driving-shuttle-that-will-whisk-passengers-around-downtown","publishDate":"2023-08-16 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-17 14:31:10.151708","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The new self driving SWAN (Shuttling with Autonomous Navigation) shuttle bus is displayed Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Orlando, Fla.\nThe SWAN shuttle seats up to eight passengers and will run along a one-mile route in downtown Orlando.\nStarting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile (1.6 km) loop in the downtown area for no charge, Orlando officials said Wednesday.\nThe eight-passenger shuttle service is part of a six-month trial for the central Florida city.\nThe autonomous shuttle service is operated by Beep Inc., an Orlando-based company that already operates a similar service in a planned community near Orlando International Airport.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Orlando, Florida, debuts self-driving shuttle that will whisk passengers around downtown","slug":"orlando-florida-debuts-self-driving-shuttle-that-will-whisk-passengers-around-downtown","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-17 14:31:08.951625","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There is going to be a new way to get around downtown Orlando, Florida, and it's not going to require any human drivers.\nStarting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile (1.6 km) loop in the downtown area for no charge, Orlando officials said Wednesday.\nThe eight-passenger shuttle service is part of a six-month trial for the central Florida city.\nTransportation planners hope to use data gathered from the pilot program to guide the city's future transportation strategy.\nThe autonomous shuttle service is operated by Beep Inc., an Orlando-based company that already operates a similar service in a planned community near Orlando International Airport.
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