The California Public Utilities Commission's Consumer Protection Enforcement Division (CPED) has suspended Waymo's application to expand its robo-taxi service in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties, citing “the company's ambitions to expand its geographic footprint.” will be brought to an abrupt halt until at least the next period.” June 2024,” TechCrunch reports. But that doesn't change the self-driving car company's ability to operate its vehicles commercially in San Francisco. From the report: CPED announced on its website that the application has been suspended for further staff review. Waymo said “suspending” advice letters is part of the CPUC's standard and robust review process. But San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman David J. Canepa took a different position.
“As Waymo stalled meaningful discussions about its plans to expand into Silicon Valley, the CPUC put the brakes on applications to test virtually free robotaxi services in both San Mateo County and Los Angeles County,” Canepa said. Ta. “This will fully engage self-driving car manufacturers about our very real public safety concerns, which are creating all sorts of dangerous situations for firefighters and police in neighboring San Francisco. It will provide opportunities.”
As part of its outreach efforts, Waymo has reached out to more than 20 government agencies and business organizations, including city officials across San Mateo County, including Burlingame, Daly City, and Foster City, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, and local chambers of commerce. He said he had contacted him. . […] The City of South San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Department of Transportation, the San Francisco County Department of Transportation, the San Mateo County Attorney's Office, and the San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance sent a letter opposing the expansion.
