Tag: robotaxi expansion San Francisco
City Of San Francisco Sues CPUC Over August 2023 Robotaxi Expansion Decision
The City of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against the California Public Utilities Commission on Friday, asking them to review their decision made in August of last year to great expand robotaxi companies within the city. In 2022 and most...
San Francisco Sued For $121 Million By GM Over Seven Years Of Back Taxes, Interest
General Motors sued the City of San Francisco this week, looking to recover $108 million in back taxes accrued over the past seven years, as well as $13 million in penalties and interest charged against the company. Throughout 2023, GM...
Driverless Cruise Lays Off Over 900 Employees Following Months Of Turmoil, Incidents
Cruise, the San Francisco-based driverless car and robotaxi subsidiary of General Motors, announced on Thursday that they would be laying off over 900 employees, due in large part to the company’s ongoing problems in California. In 2022 and most of...
Cruise Robotaxi Accused Of Misleading CPUC In Investigation Of October Crash In San Francisco
Cruise, the driverless car and robotaxi subsidiary of General Motors, was ordered to appear in court in February by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) over the weekend because of allegedly covering-up an accident involving one of their cars in...
Cruise Halts All Robotaxi, Driverless Car Operations Nationwide Following California Suspension Earlier This Week
General Motors, the parent company of driverless car subsidiary Cruise, announced on Friday that they would be suspending operations nationwide because of safety concerns, only days after the California DMV ordered the company to stop all driverless car operations in...
Robotaxi Companies Struck By Wave Of Protests, Legal Action Across California
Robotaxi company operations across California were struck by a series of setbacks on Tuesday, with protests erupting against them in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Legal action ending Cruise’s operation in San Francisco, and a Los Angeles City Councilwoman putting...