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San Diego City Council passes resolution to regulate Waymo and autonomous vehicles

by Thaïs Giraudet - Times of San Diego Sept. 14, 2026, 8:23 p.m.Sept. 15, 2026, 9:47 a.m.

San Diego City Council passed a resolution to request local control in the deployment of artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles.

A small car with a camera affixed on top on a city street. On the side of the car and the top is the word "Waymo."

After months of prep, Waymo nearly ready to launch driverless service in San Diego

by Jennifer Vigil • Times of San Diego July 8, 2026, 4:35 p.m.July 8, 2026, 4:35 p.m.

Waymo

Opinion: Autonomous vehicles are the future — San Diego must embrace them

by Mark Powell Jan. 19, 2026, 10:01 a.m.Jan. 19, 2026, 10:01 a.m.

The top of a vehicle displaying a W for Waymo

Opinion: As San Diego ages, self-driving cars offer seniors much-needed mobility

by Paul Downey Dec. 27, 2025, 10:00 a.m.Dec. 26, 2025, 12:59 p.m.