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The first robot taxi

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9 Jun 2022 08:01 a.m.

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The California Public Utilities Commission recently voted unanimously over Cruise, a company controlled by major automaker General Motors.

Approved to open a driverless car service

or a driverless taxi

that the regulatory agency has issued a license

Despite the safety concerns caused by the Cruze

It is not possible to pick up and drop off passengers at automated taxi stops.

causing vehicles to park in the traffic lane

Initially only 30 electric vehicles will be limited to transport passengers.

in less congested areas of San Francisco

California in the US from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. These restrictions are designed to reduce the likelihood of robot taxis causing property damage, injury or death if something goes wrong. This also allows regulators to assess whether techno

How does the logic work before allowing service extensions?

The Cruze is the result of ambitions that tech companies and traditional automakers have been pursuing for more than a decade.

Self-driving vehicles have been hailed as a way to make taxiing cheaper while reducing road accidents and deaths caused by careless drivers.

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