SF Standard – Uber taxis will roll onto Market Street against Lurie’s wishes
SF Standard reports that to the surprise of no one, Uber is now planning on also operating vehicles on the Transit Only portion of Market Street.
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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Waymo is fortunate to have a better reputation than the rest, but their incident rate is still not acceptable…
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Forbes – Inside The Waymo Factory Building A Robotaxi Future
Forbes reports on how Waymo is creating more and more robotaxis. The odd thing is that Google has committed to Jaguar I-PACE vehicles and have 2,000 in storage, even though the car has been obsoleted. And their Chinese option is of course subject to 175% tariffs, making it very uneconomical.
electrek – Waymo says its robotaxis are up to 25x safer for pedestrians and cyclists
electrek reports on Waymo's press release where they claim that their robotaxis are much safer. The problem is, safety isn't about making safer cars. It is instead about road design and reducing car use.
SF Examiner – Local robotaxi control law not coming this year
SF Examiner reports on how California state legislators are currently not trying to move forward legislation that would give local jurisdictions the opportunity to regulate robotaxis. Part of the reason is that Mayor Lurie is now trying to welcome Waymos to the transit only portion of Market St instead of trying to regulate them.
CNBC – California overhauling self-driving vehicle regulations governing Waymo, Tesla, Zoox and others
CNBC reports that the California DMV has announced that they are seeking public comment on proposed regulation changes for robotaxis.
FOX7 Austin – Waymo driverless cars in Austin slammed with complaints
FOX7 Austin reports on how Waymo vehicles are causing all sorts of problems in Austin. Hey, I thought Waymo was supposed to be the "good" company.
San Francisco Chronicle – S.F. has a smart plan to improve Market Street. Waymos aren’t part of it
SF Chronicle op-ed on how Waymos will not improve Market St, but instead make it worse.
Houston Chron – Passengers say they were trapped inside driverless vehicle in Austin
Houston Chron reports on how a group of passengers were trapped when their Waymo had a nervous fit and stopped on a high speed road and wouldn't let them out. Finally, when they explained that they were streaming on Tik-tok the remote human supervisor let them out.
SF Standard – Uber threatens to sue San Francisco over Waymo access to Market Street
SF Standard reports that Mayor Lurie has opened up a can of worms with his proposal to allow Waymos on the transit only portion of Market Street.
404 Media – LAPD Publishes Crime Footage It Got From a Waymo Driverless Car
404 Media reports on how LAPD is using footage it received from Waymo robotaxis. This of course is possibly related to protesters sometimes lighting Waymo vehicles on fire.
SF Standard – Lurie gives Waymo the keys to Market Street. People are furious
SF Standard reports that San Francisco Mayor Lurie giving Waymo access to transit-only portion of Market Street is uniting many groups in opposition. It is especially galling that this is occurring at the same time Lurie is causing major cuts to public transit on Market Street.
SF Examiner – Why Market Street isn’t Waymo’s final frontier in SF
SF Examiner reports that Waymo might look to expand onto additional streets of San Francisco that are currently for transit only.
Mission Local – How did Waymo get onto Market Street?
Mission Local reports on what an incredibly bad idea it would be for Mayor Lurie to allow Waymo robotaxis onto the downtown Transit Only portion of Market St.
Streetsblog – Advocates Denounce Mayor Lurie’s Decision to Allow Waymo on Market Street
The organizations Kid Safe, SFBC, Transit Riders, and Walk SF denounce San Francisco Mayor Lurie's plans to allow Waymo robotaxis on Market Street while simultaneously cutting transit.
SF Chronicle – Mayor Lurie to allow Waymo on S.F.’s car-free Market Street
SF Chronicle reports that King Lurie has decreed that public transit on Market Street shall be replaced by Waymo robotaxis.
