4+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1224+ words) OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman closed a $122 billion funding round in the first quarter " the largest venture-capital deal ever. The venture-capital business reached astounding new heights in the first quarter " but the industry is increasingly divided between a small handful…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1413+ words) Peter Finn of Teamsters Joint Council 7 speaking at a protest rally against Waymo at San Francisco City Hall on Monday, March 2, 2026." A hearing Monday into a December service disruption that stymied hundreds of Waymo vehicles became a forum for city…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1355+ words) Fog and power outages darken the skyline as traffic moves in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025." San Francisco supervisors returned from a holiday break Tuesday to a plate of matters including weighty calls for hearings into the recent massive PG&E…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (824+ words) Uber is getting more deeply into the robotaxi business, planning to launch service in the Bay Area "late" next year, but it's currently unclear if that will include The City. The San Francisco ride-hailing company announced Wednesday its home region…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (641+ words) Waymo self-driving car on California Street in Nob Hill, San Francisco on Wednesday, April 16, 2025." Waymo's timeline to reach San Francisco International Airport remains unclear, even after the company announced earlier this week that it was expanding service to another major…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (409+ words) Members of the public can soon ride in a Zoox robotaxi, like the one pictured above on 16th Street near Bryant Street in April 2025, as the company starts paring down its testing waitlist. Amazon's self-driving car subsidiary announced Tuesday it would…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (601+ words) Waymo self-driving car on Taylor Street in Nob Hill, San Francisco on Wednesday, April 16, 2025." Waymo carrying customers on Market Street isn't the only reminder of the autonomous-vehicle firm's ever-evolving presence in San Francisco that you might encounter this month. Chances…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (670+ words) Waymo's autonomous vehicles are a ubiquitous sight on The City's streets, but they're not allowed to drive themselves at SFO. You can now ride a Waymo from San Francisco's northernmost tip to as far south as Burlingame " but you still…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1130+ words) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has hinted that the electric-vehicle maker's robotaxi service " as seen in Austin, Texas " could arrive in the Bay Area soon, but the company hasn't yet applied for the necessary permits, and one expert said the service…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1500+ words) Jeanine Cotter (right), CEO of Luminalt Solar, Tom Hicks (middle) and Fabian Flores (left) unloading solar panels for installation for a home rooftop in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 30, 2025." Longstanding statewide tension over the future of solar power has finally…...