{"id": 1210242, "name": "Monthly distance traveled by robotaxi passengers", "unit": "kilometers", "createdAt": "2026-03-31T14:46:21.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-04-08T10:59:36.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "", "datasetId": 7785, "shortUnit": "km", "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "totalpmt", "catalogPath": "grapher/artificial_intelligence/2026-03-30/robotaxis/robotaxis#totalpmt", "descriptionShort": "Monthly passenger kilometers traveled in California\u2019s paid driverless taxis, summing the kilometers actually traveled by individual passengers across all trips.", "descriptionProcessing": "The original data reports distance in miles. We converted to kilometers by multiplying by 1.60934.\n\nWe summed values across all approved robotaxi carriers operating in California to produce monthly totals. Both Cruise and Waymo reported actual trip data through October 2023. After that, only Waymo data is included, as the California DMV suspended Cruise's driverless permits on October 24, 2023, following a safety incident. Cruise continued to file regulatory reports with zero trips through at least mid-2024.", "type": "float", "dataChecksum": "15214882545471893724", "metadataChecksum": "6329237090510849274", "datasetName": "CPUC AV Passenger Service Deployment programs - Quarterly Reports", "updatePeriodDays": 90, "datasetVersion": "2026-03-30", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"unit": "kilometers", "zeroDay": "2022-03-31", "shortUnit": "km", "yearIsDay": true, "numDecimalPlaces": 0}, "schemaVersion": 2, "processingLevel": "major", "presentation": {"topicTagsLinks": ["Artificial Intelligence"]}, "descriptionKey": ["This indicator tracks the total distance traveled by paying passengers in robotaxi trips operated by licensed services in California, expressed in passenger-kilometers.", "A passenger-kilometer is one kilometer traveled by one passenger. For example, a five-kilometer trip with two passengers equals ten passenger-kilometers. If passengers join or leave during a trip, each segment is counted separately based on the number of passengers in the vehicle.", "Only passenger-carrying trips are included. Empty vehicles traveling between pickups and test rides are excluded.", "Both Cruise and Waymo reported data until October 2023, when California regulators made Cruise suspend its service following a safety incident. All subsequent data is from Waymo only."], "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 0}, {"id": 30}, {"id": 61}, {"id": 91}, {"id": 122}, {"id": 153}, {"id": 183}, {"id": 214}, {"id": 244}, {"id": 275}, {"id": 306}, {"id": 334}, {"id": 365}, {"id": 395}, {"id": 426}, {"id": 456}, {"id": 487}, {"id": 518}, {"id": 548}, {"id": 579}, {"id": 609}, {"id": 640}, {"id": 671}, {"id": 700}, {"id": 731}, {"id": 761}, {"id": 792}, {"id": 822}, {"id": 853}, {"id": 884}, {"id": 914}, {"id": 945}, {"id": 975}, {"id": 1006}, {"id": 1037}, {"id": 1065}, {"id": 1096}, {"id": 1126}, {"id": 1157}, {"id": 1187}, {"id": 1218}, {"id": 1249}, {"id": 1279}, {"id": 1310}, {"id": 1340}, {"id": 1371}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 42333, "name": "California", "code": null}]}}, "origins": [{"id": 14263, "title": "CPUC AV Passenger Service Deployment programs - Quarterly Reports", "description": "The dataset contains quarterly reports submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by carriers in the AV Passenger Service Deployment programs. Reports cover AV passenger service operations statewide and include disaggregated incident records.", "producer": "California Public Utilities Commission", "citationFull": "California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). AV Passenger Service Deployment \u2014 Quarterly Reports (template effective Jan 1, 2025). Quarterly submissions pursuant to D.20-11-046 (as modified by D.21-05-017) and D.24-11-002.", "attributionShort": "CPUC", "urlMain": "https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transportation-licensing-and-analysis-branch/autonomous-vehicle-programs/quarterly-reporting", "dateAccessed": "2026-03-30", "datePublished": "2026-02-02", "license": {"url": "https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/about-cpuc/conditions-of-use", "name": "Public domain"}}]}