SAN FRANCISCO—Due to recent events of a beloved Mission District bodega cat’s death, caused by a Waymo accident on Monday, October 27, there has been an outpouring of support for more regulations regarding robotaxis. Mike Zeidan, the owner of KitKat does not want anyone else to die due to driverless vehicles. Waymo is planning on donating to an animal rights’ group in honor of KitKat’s memory.

Democratic San Francisco District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder proposed a new robotaxi regulation that gives California counties the right to decide whether to allow autonomous vehicles. Her plan is to call on California legislature to grant local voters the authority, but only state agencies can currently regulate robotaxis. Her plan is introducing a resolution to the San Francisco Board of Supervis

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