{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/san-francisco-s-race-for-robo-taxis-cleaves-sharp-divide-over-safety/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"San Francisco's race for robo-taxis cleaves sharp divide over safety","slug":"san-francisco-s-race-for-robo-taxis-cleaves-sharp-divide-over-safety","createdLocal":"2023-07-17 14:31:10.451490","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-san-francisco-robo-taxis-cleaves-sharp.html"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>A driverless taxi slows down on a dark San Francisco street and is quickly surrounded by a group of masked figures.\nDriverless cars were first introduced in San Francisco in 2014 with a mandatory human \"safety driver\" on board.\nCity supervisor Aaron Peskin condemned the CPUC's \"hasty decision\" to allow a \"massive ramp-up\" of driverless taxis on San Francisco's streets.\nThe San Francisco County Transportation Authority sent a letter to the CPUC, detailing 92 incidents involving autonomous taxis last year.\nSan Francisco officials are worried by an increasing number of incidents involving driverless vehicles.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"san-francisco-s-race-for-robo-taxis-cleaves-sharp-divide-over-safety"}}}