Autonomy and agency

California authorizes paid 24-hour driverless service in San Francisco

California regulators approved Cruise and Waymo permits allowing paid driverless passenger service throughout San Francisco at all hours without a safety driver.

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM58confidence 98/100

Why it moved the index

Binding authorization materially expanded consequential physical autonomy and commercial deployment in a major city despite documented objections and operational concerns.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 58 · confidence 98

    New August 2023 binding expansion of commercial driverless deployment.

    12 Aug 2026