"Cruise and Waymo spent more than $2.3 million (!) influencing State and San Francisco lawmakers since 2021, according to dozens of lobbyist reports." (source: Along for the Ride newsletter by Sarah Barnes)

Not surprising but very tough to match that type of corporate influence.

#AVs
#robotaxis
#lesscars
#waroncars

#AVs #CADMV #CPUC https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren/110913810053262684

#CPUC has a very long (5 hr?) public comment yesterday on #AVs in SF. Lot of news stories on that. But they also adopted on-bill financing for non-residential customer energy projects. See http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M516/K995/516995394.PDF #CAEnergy

Gads. Unfettered AVs on our streets. I hope their business model gets flushed down the toilet similar to TNCs.

We need less cars on our streets. Period.

The CPUC is corrupt and needs to be gutted.

#avs
#cruise
#yabasta

@RMalone Excellent points you made at the CPUC hearing this morning about #AVs . More #congestion is not what SF needs.

Bicycling Monterey wholeheartedly supports the position of our California Bicycle Coalition partner San Francisco Bicycle Coalition in strongly OPPOSING the California Public Utilities Commission’s Draft Resolutions TL-19144 and TL-19145 approving applications by Cruise and Waymo to provide commercial autonomous vehicle (AV) passenger service in all of San Francisco, 24/7, and with no fleet restrictions.

Read why: https://sfbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-10-AV-Permit-Extension-letter-of-opposition-.pdf

#BikeTooter
#CalBike #BikeSF #BikeMonterey

#CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission

#Transportation #PublicSafety #traffic

#SustainableTransport #Urban #taxis #Autonomous #AVs

City officials in San Francisco, a notoriously fractious bunch, are united in opposing the expansion plan, from Mayor London Breed on down, until traffic flow, emergency scene problems and better communications between the companies and the city are worked out.

“Usually the mayor is on the side of corporations and the supervisors are on the other side,” said Board of Supervisors member Aaron Peskin. “We’re saying, don’t give them everything they want until these things are proven. Don’t make us the guinea pigs.”

#AV
#AVs
#cruise
#lesscarsnotAVs

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-06-22/san-francisco-robotaxis-interfere-with-firetrucks-los-angeles-is-next

"There was no vote to allow the cars to be tested in San Francisco. The massive technology and automotive companies were given the go-ahead by state agencies, including the California Department of Motor Vehicles, and the city is limited in how much it can regulate the testing programs."

#AutonomousVehicles #AVs #SanFrancisco https://archive.ph/ozff8

Kraken score, level series with #Avs #hnom

There's no #Kraken writer on Mastodon. There's no Kraken writer on The Athletic. So I guess it's up to the amateurs. The Kraken have played a great first period against the #Avs. Hope Makar gets some time off.

Those Cruise and Waymo robot cars got you down?

California DMV has an "Autonomous Vehicle Incident Form" you can use to let them know how you feel...

#AVs #AutonomousVehicles

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv-autonomous-vehicles-feedback-form/

I’ll be one of fifteen speakers at this week’s *Agile Virtual Summit Lightning Talks*. Industrial Logic's @paigewatson will be there, too!

Join us for 15 talks in 59 minutes and a panel discussion afterward: https://agilevirtualsummit.com/ #agile #avs #agilevirtualsummit #summit

I should have gone to bed when this game was 4-1! #Panthers #Avs #NHL

Having a ball watching Josh Manson and Mason Marchment just go bash brothers on each other for 60 minutes.

#NHL #hockey #Avs #Stars

Omg that play by Devon Toews on Hintz.

What a stuff on the wrap around.

#NHL #hockey #Avs #Stars

Guy with a mandibular face guard due to broken teeth lifts puck into another guy's teeth.

More at 11.

#hockey #NHL #Avs #Stars

Lol Ryker on Avs telecast on point about a bad back spasm.

I was locked up all February from slipping on ice.

MacKinnon scores, 1-0.

#nhl #hockey #Stars #Avs

Onto Colorado vs Dallas.

Pantera vs Blink 182.

But also Benn vs MacKinnon.

Hmm....

#Stars #Avs #hockey #nhl

@danielmrose@mastodon.online i left. I heard the #NHLBruins game was miserable. My twitter hockey buddy twitched his game too. We on #Preds now. Tied in the 1st with #Avs (and the fugliest jerseys i have ever seen)

Detroit, i love ya. But this is miserable. #LGRW i switched after the 7-2 sink by the Ugly Jerseys.

I hope for #Preds and a better game with the #Avs (yes, i said that "out loud."😅) #HockeyDon
#NHL