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Waymo's robotaxis surpass 25 million miles, but are they safer than humans?
Waymo says its fleet of driverless cars has surpassed 25 million miles on public roadways and continues to outperform human drivers across major safety metrics.
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Oakland teacher fired for wearing ‘Free Palestine' pin
Bishop O’Dowd High, a private Catholic school in Oakland, fired an English teacher for “insubordination” after she refused to stop wearing a pin bearing the Palestinian flag and the words “Free Palestine.”
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Company behind meat mess on Oakland highway has history of grisly spills
The company responsible for spilling raw meat across Interstate 880 in Oakland last month is a Texas-based animal rendering company with a long history of accidentally dumping animal carcasses, blood, and meat parts across U.S. roadways, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has confirmed through the California Highway Patrol.
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San Francisco trying to ban cancer-causing chemicals in firefighter gear, but are alternatives safe?
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a city-wide ban of what are known as ‘PFAS’ or ‘forever chemicals,’ but replacement options still aren’t widely available and those that are seem be raising new safety concerns.
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Bills aimed at closing traffic ticket loophole for driverless cars get initial green light
A pair of bills that aim, in part, to close a loophole prohibiting autonomous vehicles from getting traffic tickets cleared major hurdles in the California legislature this week.
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Tech companies aim to harness nuclear fusion in ways never been done before
Globally, more than 40 tech companies are experimenting with 20 different methods in hopes of recreating the same type of energy process that has powered the sun and other stars for billions of years.
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California DMV orders Cruise's driverless cars off the road
The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday suspended Cruise’s permits for testing the company’s driverless taxis in San Francisco effective immediately, according to a DMV news release.
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Driverless trucks and robot deliveries promise fewer traffic jams than robotaxis
Driverless technology is likely to scale faster and farther when its used to transport goods instead of people, according to autonomous vehicle experts who spoke to the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit.
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VA secretary touts new equity team designed to combat benefit disparities for Black veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday the creation of a new equity team tasked with investigating and combatting disparities in the denial of benefits for Black vets.
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What Do Supervised Injection Sites Look Like, How Do They Work?
The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit traveled to Canada to get a firsthand look at supervised injection sites, which supporters say have helped reduce overdose deaths and the number of used syringes discarded on streets and sidewalks.
