Google’s Waymo, Cruise Get Nod to Expand in San Francisco (2)

California regulators voted in favor of robotaxi operators expanding their paid driverless services in the city of San Francisco, a major milestone toward commercializing the technology.

The state’s Public Utilities Commission voted 3 to 1 to allow General Motors Co.’s Cruise LLC and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo to increase the areas of the city where they can operate a car without a safety driver, and charge riders a fare for it.

Alphabet fell less than 1% at 12:51 p.m. Friday in New York, while GM was down 1.3%.

The commission, which met in San Francisco on Thursday, heard ...