Hacker News with Generative AI: Bay Area

Show HN: I built a simple, fast transit app for the Bay Area (apple.com)
Your fastest way to stay connected to Bay Area transit. Whether you're riding BART, Muni, Caltrain, VTA, or hopping on a ferry, Commuter Bay Area helps you catch your next ride — effortlessly.

Mobile Apps, Transportation, Bay Area, Software

11 points by aryamansharda 17 days ago | 5 comments

Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods (plasticlist.org)

Food, Plastic, Environment, Bay Area, Data

635 points by jeff18 129 days ago | 193 comments

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 194 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 209 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 215 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 279 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 280 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 287 days ago | 1 comments

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