Mayor Bass pushes for more testing before permitting robotaxis in Los Angeles
As Waymo robotaxis plucked up passengers for free this week in Santa Monica and Venice, worry grew among Los Angeles officials about the safety of driverless cars on city streets. Mayor Bass asked regulators Wednesday to increase their scrutiny of automated taxis and said the city should have a say in how they are regulated. The move comes after a Cruise robotaxi dragged a person down a San ...
by Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times
Nov 03, 2023
3 minutes
As Waymo robotaxis plucked up passengers for free this week in Santa Monica and Venice, worry grew among Los Angeles officials about the safety of driverless cars on city streets.
Mayor Bass asked regulators Wednesday to increase their scrutiny of automated taxis and said the city should have a say in how they are regulated.
The move comes after a Cruise robotaxi down a San Francisco street last month and the company allegedly failed to disclose the footagepermits and Cruise has since announced it will suspend U.S. operations.
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