SF Supervisor Probes Waymo's Role in 100,000-Person July 4 Traffic Meltdown
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Updated · KQED · Jul 7
SF Supervisor Probes Waymo's Role in 100,000-Person July 4 Traffic Meltdown
2 articles · Updated · KQED · Jul 7
Summary
Bilal Mahmood said he will submit a letter of inquiry Tuesday seeking answers on how Waymo and other autonomous vehicles worsened San Francisco's Fourth of July gridlock.
The request targets the Department of Emergency Management, Fire Department and Municipal Transportation Agency, asking how autonomous vehicles affected transit service, emergency response and crowd egress.
More than 100,000 people packed the city's northern waterfront for a special Golden Gate Bridge fireworks show, an attendance level officials said far exceeded expectations.
Mahmood also pointed to insufficient transit options, widening the probe beyond robotaxis to how the city handled transportation for one of the holiday's biggest crowds.