Among those perplexed about Lurie’s announcement that Waymo would have access to Market Street is former Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, who voted to approve the Better Market Street plan that closed Market Street, to great fanfare, back in January 2020.

Waymo’s fleet of white Jaguar SUVs is a familiar sight on many San Francisco streets, but not on the city’s iconic Market Street. That’s about to change.

The executive director of the San Francisco Bike Coalition says he wasn't too happy when he heard Mayor Daniel Lurie's announcement that Waymo will soon be allowed to drive on the portion of Market Street closed off to cars.