{"id":2003638,"date":"2023-08-17T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-officials-ask-to-stop-use-of-driverless-taxis-in-city\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:48:23","slug":"san-francisco-officials-ask-to-stop-use-of-driverless-taxis-in-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-officials-ask-to-stop-use-of-driverless-taxis-in-city\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco officials urge halt on driverless taxis in city."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-francisco-officials-ask-to-stop-use-of-driverless-taxis-in-city%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003638&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>San Francisco Officials\u200b Call for Temporary Suspension of Driverless Taxi Service<\/h2>\n<p>San Francisco city officials are urging state regulators to temporarily suspend their decision to allow driverless taxi service around the clock. The move comes as concerns about the lack of regulations on self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-officials-ask-to-stop-use-of-driverless-taxis-in-city\/\" title=\"San Francisco officials urge halt on driverless taxis in city.\">-driving vehicles&#8217;\u2062 operational\u2064 measures continue<\/a> to grow.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The city \u200dwill suffer serious harm if there&#8217;s no limitation on factors such as geographic area, service hours, and fleet size,&#8221; said San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>California Gives Green Light for 24\/7 Driverless Taxi Service<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, \u2063the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 3-1 to approve the expansion of\u2062 Cruise and Waymo, two major driverless taxi \u2062companies,\u2063 allowing them to operate and charge fees at\u2062 all hours of the day in San Francisco. With approximately 600 \u200cself-operated vehicles already on the streets, concerns about the impact on the city&#8217;s infrastructure and safety have \u2064been raised.<\/p>\n<h3>San Francisco Board of Supervisors Petitions for Reconsideration<\/h3>\n<p>In response to multiple incidents of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration-clears-way-for-driverless-vehicles\/\" title=\"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Clears Way for Driverless Vehicles\">driverless cars<\/a> blocking traffic, the San Francisco Board \u2063of Supervisors announced their\u2062 intention to petition the CPUC to reconsider their decision. The board is concerned about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-to-cause-white-collar-unemployment-societal-destabilization-sen-rubio\/\" title=\"AI will lead to job loss and social instability, warns Sen. Rubio.\">potential disruptions caused<\/a> by the lack of regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Cruise, one of the companies affected by the decision, blamed the recent traffic jam on wireless bandwidth constraints caused by the city&#8217;s Outside Lands festival.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The City of San Francisco will be petitioning the California Public Utilities Commission asking them for reconsideration, potentially \u2062if need be, taking this to\u200d a court \u2064of competent \u2063jurisdiction, appealing to the Department of Motor Vehicles,&#8221; said\u2064 Aaron Peskin,\u2063 president \u200cof the San Francisco\u2062 Board of Supervisors.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Challenges Faced by Driverless Cars<\/h3>\n<p>Since \u2063the decision to allow 24\/7 driverless taxi\u2062 service in San Francisco,\u2063 there\u2063 have already been difficulties. A Cruise\u200c driverless taxi got stuck in\u2063 wet concrete after driving into an unfinished construction site.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Cruise operated in limited areas of San Francisco and only during specific hours. The company also offers its driverless \u2064ride-hailing services in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Cruise has been conducting tests of its self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-crazy-san-francisco-cops-pull-over-completely-empty-self-driving-car\/\" title=\"' This Is Crazy: ' San Francisco Cops Pull over Completely Empty Self-Driving Car\">-driving vehicles<\/a> in various cities across the nation\u200d and plans to expand the testing \u200bphase to multiple other areas.<\/p>\n<h3>Safety Concerns Raised by Local \u200bAssociations<\/h3>\n<p>The San Francisco Police Officers Association, San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs&#8217; Association, and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798 have all expressed concerns about the safety of\u200b driverless taxi operations. They have reached \u200dout to the CPUC to address these concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington \u200cExaminer has reached out to the CPUC, Cruise, and Waymo for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco officials want state regulators to pause their approval of 24\/7 driverless taxi service. City Attorney David Chiu filed a motion, stating that the city would face significant damage without proper regulations. 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