San Francisco officials urge state regulators to delay the expansion of robotaxis, raising safety and environmental concerns.
) seek to “preserve the status quo” while the city seeks a rehearing, said Chiu. He argues that the commission “abused its discretion” in two ways:
It voted to expand services without adding measures to address known issues with performance and public safety caused by the cars. It failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act because it should know that by allowing several thousands robotaxis in San Francisco without restriction, this “may result in significant environmental impacts.”
Thursday, a commission spokesperson told Calmatters that it is “evaluating” the motions, which “will be taken up by the full panel as soon as practicable.”, cite as evidence several occurrences in which robotaxis obstructed emergency vehicles — stalling at intersections, driving into oncoming lanes, blocking water supplies from firetrucks and rolling over firehouses.
And just last weekend during San Francisco’s popular Outside Lands music festival, Cruise cars caused a major backup after stopping in the middle of a large street,
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