Hacker News with Generative AI: Bay Area

Tesla has been testing a robotaxi service in the Bay Area for most of the year (theverge.com)
Tesla has been testing a robotaxi service in the Bay Area for the past few months, Elon Musk said during the company’s earnings call Wednesday.

Tesla, Autonomous Vehicles, Transportation, Bay Area, Technology

26 points by tantalor 28 days ago | 104 comments

Engineering Geology of the BART System (2000) (sonic.net)
The origins of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District date back to 1947, when the joint Army-Navy board suggested construction of a rapid transit tube beneath San Francisco Bay, to speed travel between Oakland and San Francisco.

Engineering, Geology, Transportation, Bay Area, History

66 points by pastureofplenty 44 days ago | 13 comments

Invasive 20-pound rodents continue to spread in the Bay Area (sfgate.com)
Close to a thousand nutria have been hunted down in the Bay Area this year alone, and wildlife officials are urging people to share reports of the invasive, 2.5-foot-long rodents as recent sightings caught on camera show they’ve spread to Contra Costa County, posing a risk to a critical watershed.

Invasive Species, Wildlife, Environment, Bay Area, California

23 points by NoRagrets 49 days ago | 15 comments

Ask HN: Any Bay Area Contracting Co-Ops or Job Shops? (ycombinator.com)

Hiring, Bay Area, Construction, Co-ops

9 points by s1artibartfast 114 days ago | 6 comments

Bay Area battery maker that raised $110M furloughs staff, shutdown likley (sfgate.com)

Bay Area, Startups, Battery Technology, Funding, Layoffs

7 points by blue-ox 114 days ago | 2 comments

In shock move, California Forever pulls measure to build Bay Area city (sfgate.com)

California, Real Estate, Politics, Urban Development, Bay Area

5 points by NoRagrets 121 days ago | 1 comments

Why allergy conditions are worse than ever in the Bay Area (sfstandard.com)