Autonomous car companies Cruise and Waymo are now allowed to charge for all rides in San Francisco. This latest move comes as those autonomous driving companies are facing increased scrutiny.
But, San Francisco's city attorney says he will formally ask the CPUC to reconsider. "We're not opposed to an expansion," said City Attorney David Chiu. "We just want to make sure that if there are going to be more autonomous vehicles on our streets that it's tied to safety metrics."
Chiu has said the recent incidents show the technology is not ready to be rolled out across San Francisco, and says even if the CPUC doesn't change its position, his office is ready to stand their ground and fight the expansion in whatever venue they have to. "We're hoping and hopeful that the CPUC will do the right thing here," said Chiu. "But, if they don't, we are keeping all legal options open.
Since the CPUC gave its authorization for the driverless car companies to expand operations thousands of people have registered for the service, the companies are approving new riders slowly. And since the high profile incidents, where the autonomous vehicles collided with a fire truck or seemed to get stuck, the California DMV has asked both companies for a 50% reduction in their fleet size, which Cruise has said it will do.
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