Overview
- Supervisor Jackie Fielder said she will introduce a resolution urging Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers to let counties put autonomous-vehicle operations to a local vote.
- Fielder planned to attend a rally before Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting where she intends to present the measure.
- Under current California law, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Public Utilities Commission oversee self-driving cars rather than local governments.
- Waymo said the cat darted out as a vehicle was pulling away, offered condolences to the community, pledged a donation to an animal rights group, and acknowledged the car ran over the animal.
- Neighbors built a memorial near Randa’s Market on 16th Street as owner Mike Zeidan called for safer technology, while tech expert Ahmed Banafa warned county-by-county rules could raise costs and create a confusing patchwork.