Overview
- Transit staff recommended removing time limits at the same seven loading bays, and the board signaled openness to round‑the‑clock access pending a possible Dec. 15 vote.
- The pilot currently allows Waymo and Uber/Lyft Black to use seven pick‑up zones between 5th and 8th streets under restricted hours as data collection continues.
- Agency staff reported typical transit speeds were virtually unchanged from July to October and that there were no injury collisions involving pilot vehicles in September or October.
- Usage has been minimal, with staff acknowledging fewer than seven pick‑ups or drop‑offs per day, and officials plan to keep monitoring impacts for months before final recommendations.
- Bike and pedestrian groups pressed the board to close the commercial‑vehicle loophole they say enabled the pilot and warned of increased private‑car encroachment, while some business groups urged broader car access that SFMTA has not proposed.