Waymo’s Milestone SFO MAPPING PERMIT COMES With Strings Attached

A Waymo self-driving car is seen in the Inner Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco, California, with the Lidar unit on the vehicle visible, November 17, 2024.

Waymo has been given period Case for its robotaxis. The Temporary Permit, which was announced monday Evening by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, Kicked Off March 14. Waymo Vehicles will not operate autonomously in the airport. Employees will manually drive the vehicles to map the area. However, The Permit Signals The Beginning of a Phaseed … Read more

San Francisco is Getting Its Own Council of Tech Oligars

Sam Altman at a tech conference in Italy

Last November, The People of San Francisco Elected Daniel Lurie—De of the wealthy Heirs to the Levi Strauss Fortune—To be their new mayor. Now, lurie seems to be turning to people like Himself (that is, people with a lot of money) to make Pivotal Decisions Around How To “Revitalize” The Heart of Silicon Valley. The … Read more

San Francisco Hit Waymo With Hundreds of Traffic Citations in 2024

Waymo received 589 traffic citations in San Francisco alone in 2024.

San Francisco Has Found a Nice New Revenue Stream: Hitting Self-Driving Waymos with Traffic Citations. The City Cited Waymo Vehicles 589 Times in 2024 for a Grand Total of $ 65,065 in Penalties. The Violations Ranged from Blocking Street Traffic to Parking in Prohibited Areas. Google-Owned Waymo Operates 300 Vehicles in San Francisco that are … Read more