Google’s Waymo, Cruise can expand in San Francisco

Multiple people at the hearing expressed the view that expanding the services of driverless taxis would better serve those with disabilities. — Bloomberg

California regulators voted in favour of robotaxi operators expanding their paid driverless services in the city of San Francisco, a major milestone toward commercialising the technology.

The state’s Public Utilities Commission voted 3 to 1 to allow General Motors Co’s Cruise LLC and Alphabet Inc’s Waymo to increase the areas of the city where they can operate a car without a safety driver, and charge riders a fare for it.