The Los Angeles City Council will consider taking steps intended to bolster their ability to regulate driverless vehicles as concerns rise.
Council members are expected to meet Tuesday, June 11, to consider recommendations to address issues with the 'autonomous vehicles' in the city. Additionally, the council will consider backing three state bills aimed at providing municipalities more power to regulate AVs, and gain access to testing data.
The Los Angeles Times reported how a Waymo vehicle struck a closing gate at USC. Company officials said the car had just dropped off passengers and was leaving the campus when it approached the gate, which closed on the car, causing some minor scratches.Waymo released data that showed its vehicles experience an 85% reduction in injury-causing crashes and a 57% reduction in police-reported crash rates compared to human-driven vehicles. Waymo compiled the data from 7.
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