San Francisco officials are extremely frustrated with the unintended consequences they argue stem from the rushed rollouts.
In their letter, the companies’ critics urge more access to more detailed technical information regarding the robotaxis’ AI performance and decisions, as well as the implementation of certain safety benchmarks alongside data like total traveled miles and statistics regarding unexpected stops.
Asexplains, because self-driving cars’ testing and deployment is overseen by California’s Department of Motor Vehicles and the Public Utilities Commission, individual cities have little say regarding robotaxis’ parameters on their streets. Signs like last week’s letter show that city officials aren’t happy with the current system, and hope to have more of a role in determining how the new technology can, or should, serve their residents.
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