Autonomous vehicles are everywhere in San Francisco.
Just in the past few months, Mayor Lurie has allowed Waymo to map and operate on Market Street, new AV companies such as Amazon subsidiary Zoox are testing across the city, and parents are sending kids back and forth to school and activities in AVs — despite the companies’ stated age restrictions.
The San Francisco Chronicle even ran an opinion piece suggesting that Waymos could address social isolation in seniors. (Last month, a Waymo ran over and killed a beloved Mission bodega cat. This month, another one hit a dog.)…