San Mateo County and LA pushed to delay Waymo’s rollout until city governments could exert greater local control.
So, Cortese figured it was better to park the bill for now and try reviving it next year.
Concerns raised by local officials are not unfounded.
San Francisco’s city attorney even has an ongoing lawsuit to overturn the state’s SF robotaxis approval.
However, that battle is being fought with diminishing ammunition with this latest CPUC decision.
