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11 Jan 2025

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.

Jake Warren 0
16 Aug 2024

Do Crossing Guards Now Need to Worry About Waymo?

SFUSD heads back to school Monday, August 19. Are San Francisco’s streets and the people who use them ready? Public school in San Francisco begins again next week. Throughout The City, there are just under 200 crossing guards who help move 50,000 students from home to school and back safely.

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06 Dec 2024

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
13 Aug 2024

Driverless Cars Expanding From San Francisco Streets To Nearby Cities

Autonomous vehicle technology has become synonymous with San Francisco. And their presence on city streets has been controversial to say the least. But now people in other cities are going to be blessed (or cursed depending on who you ask) by the future. Waymo has announced they are expanding their

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord 0
24 Jul 2024

Safe Street Rebel: The Guerrilla Network Keeping SF’s Streets Safe and Playful

There’s a quiet rebellion keeping our streets safe and full of shenanigans. You might be part of the network. If you’ve ever seen a video of someone “coning” a Waymo, you know Safe Street Rebel’s work. It’s a way to confuse a self-driving car by placing a rubber traffic cone

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07 Mar 2023

Self-Driving Car Almost Hits Pedestrian, So He Fights Back

“It cut me off in the crosswalk,” he said, gesturing toward the self-driving car. “This was an illegal left turn. So I’m going to annoy the robot. I like annoying robots.”

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22 Nov 2022

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

Jake Warren 0
13 Oct 2021

Self-Driving Cars Getting Stuck In The Richmond Because They Don’t Understand Dead Ends

You are probably seeing a lot of those Google-owned Waymo cars all over town these days, as they’re trying to figure out how to become fully autonomous, self-driving cars. But one tiny dead-end street in the Richmond District is seeing a lot of those Waymo cars, “up to 50” per

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