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Waymo approved by regulator to expand robotaxi service in Los Angeles, San Francisco Peninsula
Alphabet's Waymo division won approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand service to parts of L.A. and the Bay Area.
Alphabet's Waymo robotaxi unit won approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand service to parts of Los Angeles and the Bay Area, according to a notice posted to the regulator's website on Friday. "Waymo may begin fared driverless passenger service operations in the specified areas of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Peninsula, effective today," the release said. Competing taxi and transit service providers and labor activists are worried about the loss of drivers' jobs, while safety advocates wrote letters to regulators and politicians asking them to thwart Waymo's expansion in the state.
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