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San Francisco Officials Hesitant to Expand Driverless Car Services

Local officials are worried that state regulators are too eager about a plan by the companies Cruise and Waymo to offer round-the-clock driverless taxi services.

By Yiwen Lu

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The Perils of Working on a C.E.O.’s Pet Project

Big tech companies have long been willing to fund efforts with no obvious payoff. But those groups have been hit hard in recent layoffs.

By Karen Weise Nico Grant and Mike Isaac

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Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.

Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla’s Autopilot and that regulators needed to restrict their use.

By Cade Metz

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Self-Driving Car Services Want to Expand in San Francisco Despite Recent Hiccups

Waymo and Cruise hope to widen their projects to include more of the city. But local officials are increasingly concerned about breakdowns causing congestion.

By Cade Metz

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