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Maui residents who made desperate escapes from oncoming flames, some on foot, say Hawaii's famous emergency warning system didn't alert them as fires raced toward their homes. Instead, Maui County used emergency alerts sent to mobile phones. But it's unclear whether those alerts were sent before power and cell service went out, AP reports.

Waymo and Cruise are now allowed to launch paid 24/7, fully autonomous driverless car services in San Francisco, state regulators decided yesterday. This is the final approval in both companies' quests to launch their full-fledged services throughout the city, Axios San Francisco's Megan Rose Dickey writes. After several hours of public testimony, the California Public Utilities Commission granted permits allowing Cruise and Waymo to charge for rides around the clock in S.F. "While we do not yet have the data to judge AVs against the standard human drivers are setting, I do believe in the potential of this technology to increase safety on the roadway," CPUC Commissioner John Reynolds said. San Francisco officials have complained that driverless vehicles disrupt traffic and interfere with bus routes.