California approves major Waymo expansion into East Bay, Sacramento and rural Sonoma County
moultano · x · 2026-08-18
California regulators approved Waymo's expansion of driverless taxi service from San Francisco to the East Bay and Sacramento, up into Sonoma County, including rural areas with narrow two-lane highways, hairpin turns and wildlife — new challenges for the robotaxis. Waymo won't launch immediately: it must first send manned cars to map the areas, and may not serve all of them. Currently the farthest Waymo trip from SF is San Jose. Waymo and Amazon's Zoox are regulated by two state agencies.
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