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California Robotaxi Law Adds Fines for Blocking First Responders
California’s SB 1246 sets new robotaxi rules that require local incident support and allow penalties when autonomous vehicles block first responders.
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California’s SB 1246 sets new robotaxi rules that require local incident support and allow penalties when autonomous vehicles block first responders.
Lyft agrees to pay $272.5 million to settle California claims that it misclassified drivers as contractors and failed to pay required wages and benefits.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1130, citing broad definitions and overlap with existing California privacy protections for wearable recording devices.
Waymo’s robotaxi fleet has grown to roughly 4,000 vehicles, with about 80% concentrated in California and Texas as its commercial U.S. rollout accelerates.
California’s new AB 1130 law allows penalties for influencers who fail to disclose paid political posts, strengthening online campaign transparency rules.
Autonomy is adding gas-powered Ford vehicles to its subscription fleet as the startup revives its car subscription strategy after scaling back its EV ambitions.
Three hikers were rescued from California’s Mount Shasta after using Google Gemini for planning and receiving inadequate advice on supplies.
OpenAI is urging California to strengthen SB 53 with added monitoring and cybersecurity rules for frontier AI models following recent safety incidents.
Waymo has submitted documents to NHTSA as regulators investigate a January Santa Monica crash in which a robotaxi struck and injured a 9-year-old girl.
Self-driving trucks are entering California public-road testing as Kodiak AI begins operations and Aurora Innovation receives a new DMV testing permit.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has committed more than $100 million to efforts opposing California’s Proposition 40 billionaire wealth tax.
The Trump administration has spent $3.93 billion to persuade developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases, including a new $1.2 billion deal with RWE.
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