California regulators gave robotaxi operators Waymo and Cruise the green light to drive on the streets of San Francisco during all times of the day, despite safety concerns raised by local officials and community members.\nThe California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 3-1 yesterday (Aug. 10) to grant driverless deployment permits to the ride-hailing companies.\nNo limit has been placed on the size of Cruise and Waymo’s fleets, which will now be able to directly compete with human-driven taxis and ride-hailing services operating in the city.\nCruise was previously authorized to operate fared, driverless services only in certain areas of San Francisco from 10pm to 6am, while Waymo was permitted to operate non-fared, driverless services at any time across San Francisco.\nAdvertisement AdvertisementWhat San Franciscans have said about expanding driverless ride-hailing servicesDuring the seven-hour-long hearing on Thursday (Aug. 10), residents of San Francisco presented arguments for and against greater use of robotaxis in the city.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"California Votes To Expand Robotaxi Service To 24 Hours A Day, 7 Days A Week","slug":"california-votes-to-expand-robotaxi-service-to-24-hours-a-day-7-days-a-week","publishDate":"2023-08-11 15:55:00.951000+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-12 14:30:57.993975","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-1 in favor of opening up robotaxis for 24/7 service anywhere in the city of San Francisco Thursday night.\nThe vote comes after contentious public comment both for and against the two companies—Waymo and Cruise—and their self-driving cars.\nThe vote makes San Francisco the first city in America to really open up self-driving cars to the entire city.\nShe said instances where firefighters had to attend to self-driving cars that wouldn’t move for 30 minutes were “unacceptable.” City officials said they had also documented about 600 incidents involving self-driving cars, including when the cars stopped unexpectedly or made illegal turns.\nThe problems have been so concerning that San Francisco leadership begged the state to hold off on the vote, winning two extensions.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Waymo and Cruise robotaxis approved for bigger San Francisco operation","slug":"waymo-and-cruise-robotaxis-approved-for-bigger-san-francisco-operation","publishDate":"2023-08-12 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-12 14:30:57.073444","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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.\nThe commission, meeting in San Francisco on Thursday, heard hours of public evidence arguing for and against the expansion of Waymo and Cruise’s turf.\nA Waymo autonomous taxi in San Francisco.\nBloombergCruise has 300 cars across three cities – San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix – averaging 1,000 trips a day.\nReuters“I never have to guess if Cruise is going to decide to follow traffic rules today,” said San Francisco resident Jason Stafford.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Autonomous Vehicles Market Pin-Point Analysis for Changing Competitive Dynamics | Alphabet (Google), Tesla, Aurora, BMW","slug":"autonomous-vehicles-market-pin-point-analysis-for-changing-competitive-dynamics-alphabet-google-tesla-aurora-bmw","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-12 14:30:56.073023","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The Global Autonomous Vehicles Market Size, Scope, and Forecast 2023-2029 report has been added to the Market research collection of Market Intelligence Data Reports.\nThis report provides a pin-point analysis of changing dynamics and emerging trends in the Autonomous Vehicles Market.\nDownload Full PDF Sample Copy of Autonomous Vehicles Report @https://www.marketintelligencedata.com/reports/7259833/autonomous-vehicles-market-research-reports-providing-in-depth-market-analysis-and-industry-forecasts-2023-2029/inquiry?Mode=D21**In case you need any specific business requirements, you can mention the same.\nAutonomous Vehicles market analysis benefits investors by knowing the scope and position of the market giving them information on key drivers, challenges, restraints, and expansion chances of the market and moderate threats.\n– Coverage of new market players and change in the market share of existing players of the Autonomous Vehicles market.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Driverless taxis gain ground in San Francisco","slug":"driverless-taxis-gain-ground-in-san-francisco","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-12 14:30:54.812403","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"California authorities took a major step forward Thursday in expanding driverless taxi services in San Francisco , giving the green light for operators Waymo and Cruise to compete with ride-share services and cabs.The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) heard six hours of public comment before voting three-to-one to let Waymo, a unit of Google-parent Alphabet, and General Motors-owned Cruise essentially run 24-hour robotaxi services in San Francisco.\n\"Today is the first of many steps in bringing AV (autonomous vehicle) transportation services to Californians and setting a successful and transparent model for other states to follow,\" said CPUC commissioner John Reynolds, who voted in favor of approval.Waymo cars were cleared to travel at speeds as fast as 65 miles per hour (105 kilometers per hour) without human drivers at the wheel, even in some inclement weather.It also won permission to offer driverless car rides to paying passengers in its home city of Mountain View, in Silicon Valley.Cruise was approved to run fared passenger service in San Francisco at no faster than 35 miles per hour and not through dense fog or heavy smoke.Previously, Cruise could charge customers only during certain hours of the day.\nWaymo had not been allowed to charge for rides without a human driver on board.Driverless cars were first introduced in San Francisco in 2014 with a mandatory human \"safety driver\" on board.Four years later, California scrapped its requirement for a human driver to be in the car.The CPUC session drew commenters from all sides of the issue, with some calling robotaxis unsafe menaces while others lauded them as solutions to everything from climate change to road rage.Driverless cars have gotten stuck in the middle of roads, blocked bus lanes or even interfered in police or firefighter operations.But others at the hearing praised the vehicles for giving independence to people with disabilities, making roads safer and helping eliminate discrimination.Others opposed cars of any kind, saying the future lies in clean, convenient and affordable public transit.\n\"The future of cities is not cars, no matter what kind,\" one speaker contended.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Driverless taxis gain ground in San Francisco","slug":"driverless-taxis-gain-ground-in-san-francisco","publishDate":"2023-08-12 05:52:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-12 14:30:53.813235","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"SAN FRANCISCO — California authorities took a major step forward Thursday in expanding driverless taxi services in San Francisco, giving the green light for operators Waymo and Cruise to compete with ride-share services and cabs.\nCruise was approved to run fared passenger service in San Francisco at no faster than 35 miles per hour and not through dense fog or heavy smoke.\nWaymo had not been allowed to charge for rides without a human driver on board.\nNo human requiredDriverless cars were first introduced in San Francisco in 2014 with a mandatory human “safety driver” on board.\nFour years later, California scrapped its requirement for a human driver to be in the car.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"California Lets Self-Driving Taxis Loose In San Francisco All Day and Night","slug":"california-lets-self-driving-taxis-loose-in-san-francisco-all-day-and-night","publishDate":"2023-08-11 13:30:00.535000+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-12 14:30:53.031324","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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.\nAdvertisementNow, robotaxi companies Cruise and Waymo are allowed everywhere they please within San Francisco city limits, without a safety driver present.\nWaymo was similarly allowed fared passenger service everywhere with a safety driver.\nThe 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.\nSome San Francisco residents were so upset with the vehicles they had been going around putting traffic cones on the robotaxis’ hoods.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Agency Approves Autonomous Taxis in San Francisco","slug":"agency-approves-autonomous-taxis-in-san-francisco","publishDate":"2023-08-12 05:16:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-12 14:30:52.316398","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Now, thanks to a California state agency’s decision, autonomous taxis are about to get a lot more widespread — at least in one American city.\nOn August 10, 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission gave the go-ahead for two companies — Waymo and Cruise — to operate their autonomous taxis 24/7 in San Francisco.\nThis latest development allows for more autonomous vehicles to be, well, autonomous.\nIn the CPUC’s announcement, Commissioner John Reynolds acknowledged that issues related to autonomous vehicles .\nThis doesn’t mean that all of the stakeholders involved in the world of autonomous taxis in San Francisco are thrilled by this news.
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