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...San Francisco is set to become the first US city where driverless taxis without humans behind the wheel are free to roam the roads and carry paying passengers without restriction, following a landmark decision...
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...Cruise and its rival Alphabet-owned Waymo were granted permission by the California Public Utilities Commission in August to run driverless taxi services throughout the city....
...For the past two weeks, I’ve been zipping around San Francisco in driverless taxis, transfixed by the way they can navigate busy streets so smoothly....
...San Francisco this year became the first US city to allow driverless taxis to transport passengers without restrictions and without the supervision of humans behind the wheel....
...California’s decision in August to give fully driverless taxis free run of San Francisco’s streets came despite widespread opposition from city officials and public interest groups....
...The company previously disclosed that it is heavily reliant on vehicle sales to Green and Smart Mobility (GSM), a Vietnamese taxi company that is controlled by the carmaker’s parent Vingroup....
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...Located in a tranquil spot just above the Savoleyres gondola, the newcomer features five double bedrooms, including a master bedroom that spans the top floor of the four-storey property....
...Regulation change In some instances, governments consider changes in regulation in response to lobbying — think Uber and London’s black taxi drivers....
...It’s spring in this part of the world and, as we are repeatedly reminded by the taxi drivers, the season is over but the days are long at this time of year....
...Waymo, which also has permission to operate robotaxis in San Francisco, started its autonomous taxi service in the suburbs of Phoenix....
...The Google sister company raised $3.2bn, signed deals with several partners and launched the world’s first truly driverless taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona....
...The photographs display his eye for the poetry and texture of the mundane movements of the city: a couple kissing on a rain-dampened bench, glossy taxis waiting in the street, the flash of a red dress....
...Know before you go: The hotel is a short taxi or a longer streetcar journey from the downtown core, and the neighbourhood is still a bit down at heel in some parts....
...To many observers, though, the idea that Cruise could be launching driverless taxis in dozens of cities a year, in this decade, may seem ridiculous....
...A few hours later, my taxi pulls up to a pink Spanish colonial house in a leafy suburb....
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...But I’m choosing one, with due respect to Taxi Driver and the rest....
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