A traffic disruption of about 15 minutes was reported near Vallejo Street in San Francisco's North Beach.
Cruise, part of General Motors, has not formally responded to the traffic hiccup its cars caused last week. The firm had claimed that it already has more than 100,000 signups on a waitlist for service. The approval also made San Francisco the first major city in the United States to permit two robotaxi companies to offer full-fledged services.came after a contentious six-hour hearing in which citizens expressed their fears about autonomous vehicles roaming their streets.
Some groups, notably San Francisco's police and fire agencies, strongly objected to the regulators' decision, resulting in the weekend traffic bottleneck.
“While we do not yet have the data to judge AVs against the standard human drivers are setting, I do believe in the potential of this technology to increase safety on the roadway. Collaboration between key stakeholders in the industry and the first responder community will be vital in resolving issues as they arise in this innovative, emerging technology space," said John Reynolds, CPUC Commissioner, in a statement released by the agency after the body approved the proposal.
In contrast, the clearance now permits the businesses to extend their services and provide a legitimate alternative to the market's other taxi competitors. Waymo can now travel at speeds of up to 65 miles per hour in bad weather, whereas Cruise will be limited to 35 miles per hour and will not be permitted to function when the weather does not help.
In the San Francisco region, both firms already have over 500 autonomous vehicles in operation, and with the recent approval, the firms are set to expand.
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