san francisco
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Lyft Pulls E-Bikes From Service Amid Alarming Reports Of Excessive Braking
Following reports of problematic braking that in some cases resulted in rider injury, Lyft is pulling its recently acquired network of e-bikes from service in three major cities. Those include Citi Bike in New York, GoBike in San Francisco, and Capital Bikeshare in Washington.
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Sorry Tech Billionaires, San Francisco Just Voted For A Tax To Fight The Homelessness Crisis
In spite of some public bellyaching over perceived fairness on behalf of several high-profile, wealthy technology company heads prior to election day, the voters of San Francisco have cast their ballots in favour of Proposition C. Under the measure, businesses with over $US50 ($69) million in gross receipts will be taxed 0.175 to 0.69 per…
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San Francisco’s Electric Scooter Drama Is Getting Feisty
Lime — the San Francisco-based company behind those scooters that threatened to call the cops on people — lost a request on Friday for a temporary restraining order that would have delayed two competitors from launching in the California city next week.
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Uber Plans To Put Self-Driving Cars Back On The Road ‘Within The Next Few Months’ After Fatal Crash
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says that the company plans to put self-driving cars back on the road “within the next few months”. The transportation company suspended tests in March after one of its vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona. The incident is believed to be the first human death from an autonomous car.