network grind to a complete halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk out in the biggest rail strike so far over pay and conditions. millions of people in the uk begin paying more for gas and electricity as the new energy price cap comes into force. making landfall in the us for a second time hurricane ian strikes south carolina with heavy rain and powerful winds after leaving a trail of devastation in florida and cuba. now on bbc news, click. in the back of a driverless cabs. car: take a seat in the back and close the doors. - buckle up and get ready to ride. i m just glad that was james, not me. meanwhile, spencer has been sniffing out the secrets of a shipwreck. 0oh. stale beer. is that you or me? definitely not me! and on the subject of smells. this is the first ever bbc click perfume. this is not nice. right, let s go for a ride. they have been a long time coming, but in the last few years, we have watched self driving cars get closer and closer. we ve just pulled out in
24/7 in the city. now general motors is flashing its fleet of crews driverless cars by 50%. california authorities asked them to immediately take action after there were two collisions, including one involving a fire truck that was on duty. the accidents are not the only problem. reporter: there s like ten of them. reporter: traffic chaos on the streets of san francisco, caused by cars with no one in the driver s seat. there s like one, two, three, four cruise cars blocking. no one can get through. reporter: these driverless cabs stalled for half an hour outside of the outside lands music festival. in the last two weeks, incidents involving autonomous vehicles have spiked after a regulatory agency approved gm s cruise and google s wamo to expand in san francisco.
Caused by cars with no one in the driver s seat. there s like one, two, three, four cruise cars blocking. no one can get through. reporter: these driverless cabs stalled for half an hour outside the outside lands music festival. in the last two weeks, incidents involving autonomous vehicles have spiked after a regulatory agency approved gm s cruise and google s waymo to expand their driverless car services in san francisco. hello. i mean, i couldn t have predicted it any better. i don t think any of us could. reporter: san francisco city leaders including fire chief janine nickelson were outspoken about safety concerns, requesting more testing and regulations for the innovative but potentially dangerous technology. just days after california s public utility commission voted to allow cruise and waymo to roll out more cars in the city at expanded times, a cruise car
Several crashes and other malfunctions linked to the autonomous vehicles. cnn s veronica miracle has more on this. you were inside one of these wild things, veronica. what s happening there? reporter: that s right, kate. the future of transportation is here. of course, with any new innovation, there are always issues in the beginning. that s what the city of san francisco is experiencing with a couple of autonomous vehicle companies. traffic chaos on the streets of san francisco caused by cars with no one in the driver s seat. there s, like, one, two, three, four cruise cars blocking. no one can get through. reporter: these driverless cabs stalled for half an hour outside the out lands music festivals.