San Francisco Mayor Asks Caltrans for Statewide AV Standards Including Real-Time Fleet Data Sharing

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie sent a letter to Caltrans on July 16, 2026, asking the agency to set statewide AV operational standards. Among four proposals: AV companies must share real-time fleet location and disruption data with local agencies. No formalized framework for that capability currently exists. The letter follows stranded Waymo robotaxis during a December 2025 outage and the July 4 Golden Gate Bridge fireworks.