The California Public Utilities Commission recently approved Waymo and Cruise to operate completely autonomously and charge passengers at all hours of the day.
TechCrunch reports that San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a motion with the California Public Utilities Commission asking the agency to halt the recent expansion of Waymo and Cruise services. Last week, CPUC approved permits for Waymo and Cruise to charge for their robotaxi services at all hours of the day without the need for a human backup driver.
robotaxi service will increase traffic and unplanned stops. Cruise operates 250 self-driving taxis in the city while Waymo operates 300 during the day and 100 at night,“San Francisco will suffer serious harm if allowed expansion in the city with no limitations on geographic area, service hours,by the San Francisco Chronicle. “It is foreseeable that driverless AV operations will significantly expand in the near term.”a reduced capacity.
Chiu and CPUC did not immediately return Gizmodo’s request for comment on the request to halt services.
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