Driverless Cars

What Outgoing Muni Chief Jeffrey Tumlin Really Thinks of Autonomous Vehicles
Outgoing SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin expressed concerns about the autonomous vehicle industry’s impact on San Francisco, citing its negative effect on public transit and the lack of transparency from AV companies.

What San Francisco’s Mayor Got Wrong About The Burnt Waymo Car
The wonders of the modern world, no matter the wonder or the era in question, have often come at a steep cost. Take the bicycle, cemented in the world economy when Scottish inventor John Dunlop zhuzhed up his son’s two-wheeler with a bit of tread; The rubber brought to Europe

Eat, Game, & Sing in San Francisco This Spring!
It’s Springtime in San Francisco, which means it’s time to put your phone on silent for a while and step out into our fair city to sing, eat, and play with the wonderful people and programming on offer. Whether in the flesh or on a live stream, the journalists and

Satire: Waymo Officially Given License to Kill
Shortly before two o’clock last Friday, Waymo announced its autonomous vehicles now have license to kill. “We’re very excited for this innovative new technology to hit the streets,” said California Public Utilities Commission representative Sarah Desk, “and some people.” Cal-PUC granted Waymo a Pilotless Permit pearlier this month, marking any

A Driverless Car Got Pulled Over by San Francisco Cops and it was Hilarious
A few weeks ago I was in a cab and the driver told us, “So last night I was cut off by a car, and when I pulled up along side it to flip off the driver, it was a driverless car!” It was a supremely San Francisco moment and

Self-Driving Cars Now Arguing About the Great Highway & JFK Drive
As San Francisco residents begin using the new Cruise self-driving car service, reports of strange robotaxi behavior are streaming into the SFMTA.

You Can Now Ride in a Driverless Car in San Francisco
San Francisco may be the first city to experience the advent of driverless cars. Just yesterday, Cruise announced it would extend its driverless car service to the general public. Cruise was founded by Kyle Vogt in San Francisco in 2013, and was acquired by General Motors in 2016. Since General

Note to Tech Industry: Try Asking “Should We do This?”
The tech ideal of “move fast and break things” is cute until really important things, like access to housing, healthcare and a job, are broken.