2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (393+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Four Minneapolis City Council members want a human in the driver's seat of every robotaxi operating in the city. A proposed ordinance called "Workers Drive Minneapolis" would require companies like Waymo, Tesla and Zoox to get a city…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (423+ words) SANTA MONICA, CA — Propeller-aircraft traffic at Santa Monica Airport remained sharply elevated this spring as aircraft-related reports from nearby residents surged and a neighborhood campaign pressed officials for relief from repeated flight-training activity. The airport recorded 8,209 piston-propeller operations in April,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (217+ words) LOS ANGELES, CA — Metro and the city of Burbank have reached an agreement allowing construction to move forward Thursday on portions of the North Hollywood-to-Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project while litigation over dedicated bus lanes continues. Metro and Burbank officials…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (258+ words) SONOMA VALLEY, CA — Sonoma Valley commuters who drive roughly 16 miles — and spend up to an hour in traffic — to reach the Petaluma SMART station now have a bus route timed to connect them with trains serving farther Bay Area destinations....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (338+ words) TAMPA, FL — Waymo has begun offering autonomous rides to its first public riders in Tampa, bringing the company’s driverless ride-hailing service to the region, the company said in a blog post. The launch began Tuesday as Waymo expanded its service…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (225+ words) ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — United Airlines plans to launch the largest international network expansion in its history, which will include several new routes out of Newark Airport in New Jersey, the company announced Tuesday. United is setting up routes to 10 new…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (146+ words) RYE, NY —Three boaters were rescued from the waters off Manursing Island after their vessel sank. The Rye Police Department Marine Unit responded after reports of people shouting for help in the water. Rye Police Marine Unit PB1 and the Westchester…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (282+ words) LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles Waymo riders could find a very different-looking robotaxi arriving for their next trip as the company begins commercial operations with its new Ojai vehicle. Waymo confirmed to Patch that all riders in Los Angeles, along…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (430+ words) LONG BEACH, CA — Drivers traveling on the 91 Freeway through Long Beach and neighboring communities could face delays next week as Caltrans plans a series of overnight lane, ramp and connector closures. Several freeway connectors may also close during the work,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (358+ words) CALIFORNIA — Waymo is poised to begin carrying passengers in new counties after California regulators approved a major expansion of the company's driverless passenger-service territory. The California Public Utilities Commission issued its approval on Friday allowing Waymo to offer driverless passenger…...