San Francisco, Robotaxi

I Hitched a Ride in San Francisco’s Newest Robotaxi
The boring parts of driverless cars are on Aicha Evans’s mind.As we rode through the streets of San Francisco in her company’s autonomous vehicle, we talked through all of the back-end things required to launch a robotaxi service later this year.
Great Highway in San Francisco closed to traffic
At 5 a.m. Friday morning, San Francisco park rangers closed the gate to the Great Highway for what may be the last time. Voters in November approved Proposition K, aimed at transforming two miles of the Great Highway into a park. With the closure of the gates, that park is one step closer to reality.
Waymo's Robotaxis Are Racking Up Parking Tickets in San Francisco
The driverless cars picked up 589 parking tickets in San Francisco and 75 in Los Angeles last year, according to a Washington Post investigation.
These driverless taxis got 589 parking tickets in San Francisco last year
Waymo robot taxis in San Francisco are programmed to follow the rules of the road but still got hundreds of tickets for parking violations last year.
San Francisco Hit Waymo With Hundreds of Traffic Citations in 2024
Waymo told TechCrunch that they are working on the citations, which can occur for various reasons, such as when the vehicles are waiting for their next customer and briefly park in an illegal zone. They also may sometimes stop in commercial loading zones to drop off customers.
Waymo was slapped with nearly 600 parking tickets last year in SF alone
Waymo now has more than 300 driverless vehicles zipping passengers around San Francisco, but while they follow traffic laws, parking is another matter
Robotaxis are racking up tickets in San Francisco
San Francisco is a hot spot for Waymo vehicles, which operate without a human driver, but it seems the cars don't always play by the rules.
San Francisco's '90s multi-hit wonders put the past away at NPR Tiny Desk Concert
San Francisco alt-rock band Third Eye Blind played deep cuts, new tunes and one undeniable banger on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert.
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San Francisco Adopts Progressive Biking and Rolling Plan to Enhance Urban Mobility and Safety
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