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Two Rival Robotaxi Services OK’d to Operate Throughout San Francisco

California regulators approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries spurred by recurring problems with unexpected stops and other erratic behavior that resulted in unmanned vehicles blocking …

Truck Driver Indicted After Deadly Oregon Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers

The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, court documents show. A grand jury in Marion County Court …

Truck Driver in Multi-Vehicle Freeway Crash That Killed 7 in Oregon Arrested

The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing 7 people in one of the state’s deadliest crashes in recent years, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges, …

Victims of Deadly Oregon Highway Crash Were Farmworkers, Union Says

The victims of one of Oregon’s deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural laborers typically commute home after toiling in the harvest, the state’s farmworkers union and Mexican officials said. Authorities have not …

4 Killed in Michigan When SUV Crashes Into Highway Bridge Pier

An SUV slammed into a bridge pier along an interstate highway in Detroit, throwing four young men from the vehicle and killing them, state police said. The GMC Yukon was going fast when it hit the pier around 8 p.m. …

4 Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on Southern California Freeway

Four people were killed early Sunday in a wrong-way collision involving several vehicles on a freeway east of Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. in southbound lanes of State Route 71 in Chino Hills after several …

Nevada Board Voting on $330M in Additional Tesla Tax Breaks

Tesla may receive over $300 million in tax abatements over the next two decades for a massive new expansion of its northern Nevada facility, the product of a 2014 deal for when the company first came to the area on …

Arizona Interstate Reopens After Deadly Crash, Leak

The main freeway in southern Arizona reopened in both directions evening and officials said people living southeast of downtown Tucson could return home a day after a deadly crash sent acrid plumes into the desert sky and prompted evacuations. “The …

Feds Grant $132M to Improve California Roads and Tackle Traffic Fatalities

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $800 million in grant awards through the new Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program includes 50 grants for communities in California. The competitive grant program, established by President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law, …

National Traffic Safety Board Issues Report on Las Vegas Crash That Killed 9

Federal crash investigators have released reports and investigative material about a multi-vehicle wreck a year ago in North Las Vegas that killed a driver and his passenger in a speeding sports car and seven members of a family in a …