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Waymo approved to start rides in Sacramento, San Diego and expand in Los Angeles, Bay Area

Headline from KION Central Coast

By Brandon Downs California regulators approved Waymo to expand its services in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, and to offer its autonomous ride-hailing service in Sacramento and San Diego in the future, the company said Friday.

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  1. KRON4

    Waymo expansion approved for most of Bay Area (opens KRON4)

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    KRON4's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Waymo has received approval to expand its service across what appears to be the entire San Francisco Bay Area. On Friday, the autonomous taxi company said its application to expand service had been approved by the California Public Utilities Commission.

  2. KION Central Coast

    Waymo approved to start rides in Sacramento, San Diego and expand in Los Angeles, Bay Area (opens KION Central Coast)

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    KION Central Coast's feed description

    By Brandon Downs California regulators approved Waymo to expand its services in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, and to offer its autonomous ride-hailing service in Sacramento and San Diego in the future, the company said Friday.

  3. KTVU San Francisco

    Waymo receives approval to expand services across the Bay Area, California (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Residents across the state should expect to start seeing driverless cars in their cities, as autonomous taxi company Waymo on Friday received approval to expand its service across California. The California Public Utilities Commission has given the company permission to operate in Sacramento and San…

  4. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Waymo announces big CA service expansion across Bay Area, Los Angeles and more (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Waymo announced that the California Public Utilities Commission approved expanding its autonomous vehicle rideshare services across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and two other major metropolitan areas.

  5. New York Post

    Waymo’s robotaxis are spreading across California — here’s where they’re headed (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Waymo said on X that the expansion “will be gradual and guided by our safety framework.”

  6. KION Central Coast

    Waymo announces expansion plans in Bay Area, Sacramento, Southern California (opens KION Central Coast)

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    KION Central Coast's feed description

    The California Pubic Utilities Commission approved Waymo's expansion plans in more Bay Area cities and additional service in Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento. Brad Hamilton reports.

  7. FOX Business

    Waymo gets regulatory approval to scale up robotaxi service across California, enter 2 new markets (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Waymo's robotaxi service expands across Northern and Southern California after CPUC approval, adding Sacramento and San Diego as new markets.

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