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California Seeks to Improve Wheelchair Service on Uber, Lyft

By Prashanth Venkataram and Mollie D’Agostino | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

This decision will in many ways benefit riders who rely on wheelchairs, although some advocates say it does not go far enough

A driverless bus in Bishop Ranch, California. Image: BishopRanch

Top Ten California Automated Vehicle Policy Strategies

By Mollie D’Agostino, Susan Shaheen and Daniel Sperling | Sep 23, 2021 | No Comments

Our team, at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, has developed a menu of options to set California on a path toward automated vehicle safety, social equity, mobility, and sustainability.

A man folds a wheelchair next to a woman sitting in a van

Regulators Make Headway on Wheelchair Access for Ride-Hail

By Prashanth Venkataram and Mollie D’Agostino | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments

The CPUC is figuring out how the details in a program to help ride-hail companies provide wheelchair accessible vehicles. Here are some thoughts about it.

Op-Ed: Pros and Cons of the California Public Utility Commission Decision to Deploy Automated Vehicles

By Mollie D’Agostino and Prashanth Venkataram | Dec 3, 2020 | No Comments

New regulations bring California a few steps closer to realizing the sustainable, equitable, and safe transition to an automated vehicle future, but there are caveats.

California Readying Rules for Automated Vehicle Ride-Hailing

By Mollie D’Agostino, Paige Pellaton and Rebecca Ruff | May 4, 2020 | No Comments

Note: The authors are researchers at the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy, referred to throughout as the Policy Institute. The Institute weighed in on state rule-making, as discussed below. California’s first-ever Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Passenger Service Pilot Program (AV Pilot) is underway. This means that someone near you could potentially […]