A Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco. Shutterstock/Iv-olga

Apparently there is a market for this service in San Francisco, according to Jeremy Hsu at New Scientist, in spite of the objections:

California approves driverless taxi expansion in San Francisco

Waymo and Cruise can now charge for ride-hailing services throughout San Francisco despite objections that driverless cars interfere with traffic and first responders

Driverless cars have the green light to operate as paid ride-hailing services in San Francisco after the companies Waymo and Cruise won approval from California state regulators. Continue reading →