Cruise, Waymo Get Green Light, but Won't Displace Human Drivers Soon

California regulators issue approvals for Cruise and Waymo for 24/7 robotaxi service in San Francisco, but technical and business issues remain to be solved.

It's major victory for robotaxi companies, and it came after a heated and contested public hearing that lasted half a day, with the Commission listening to the varied opinions of local residents.

Fortunately for Cruise and Waymo, those mishaps could mostly be placed in the category of fender benders or instances of blocked traffic, caused by a robotaxi freezing up on road and refusing to move. In some ways these scenes resembled the early days of automobiles mixing with horse-drawn traffic and attracting onlookers with every snafu.

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