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Waymo lobbyist had a busy 2024 .
A recent reassessment of lobbyist disclosure datum by theSan Francisco Examinerrevealed Waymo pay lobbyist to meet with San Francisco regime functionary 348 times last year , more than double the 137 time it reported in 2023 .
The daddy in lobbyist activity is in sync with Waymo ’s expanding upon in San Francisco — and its ambitions for the larger Bay Area . Waymo has had a presence in the San Francisco field since 2009 , but it was n’t until August 2023 that the fellowship wasable to level customers — 24 hours a mean solar day and throughout the metropolis — for drive in its fleet of ego - drive Jaguar I - Pace vehicles .
Since then , Waymo has expanded its step and the number of client it serves . Waymodumped its waitlistlast June for its San Francisco robotaxi service , removing the final obstacle for customers keen to apply the self - driving applied science . Last year , the companionship expanded its reporting expanse byanother 10 square milesto let in Bay Area city and begantesting driverless vehicles on SF freeway .
Waymo also wants to be able to pick up and sink off client at the San Francisco Airport , as TechCrunchreported last July ; lobbyist disclosure data separately shows an uptick in visit with airport authority officials .
