Tesla plans to offer a chauffeur-style service operated by human drivers to a limited number of people in the San Francisco Bay Area, a California regulator said on Friday, contrary to a media report that the EV maker would offer a robotaxi service.

Tesla is launching an even-more-limited version of its early robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend, according to Business Insider, after an initial rollout began last month in Austin, Texas. The company plans to send invites to Tesla owners to test the service, according to the report.

With Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Board of Supervisors approving San Francisco's $15.9 billion budget, the city's fiscal winners and losers are coming into focus. Why it matters: The two-year plan signed by Lurie on Friday marks the clearest signal yet of San Francisco's shifting priorities under his administration: leaner city government and a stronger public safety push.

Tesla is gearing up to launch its robotaxi service in San Francisco, and the automaker could start offering rides as soon as this weekend. Business Insider reported on an internal memo that advised staff to be ready for the launch,

The budget closes an $817.5 million deficit. It preserves funding for the police department, fire department, District Attorney's Office and Public Defender's Office and sets aside $400 million in reserves to prepare for future financial challenges amidst federal funding uncertainty.

S.F. Supervisors asked Tuesday for local law enforcement to come up with protocols for responding to ICE activity on San Francisco’s streets.

Newly proposed legislation by a Bay Area congressman could change the way autonomous vehicles operate nationwide, including in the Bay Area – one of the world’s largest testing grounds for self-driving cars.

The San Francisco Police Department is experimenting with artificial intelligence software that can extract information from body-worn camera recordings to produce first drafts of incident reports.