Places and Things

Baidu secures license for full driverless road tests in California The California Department of Motor Vehicles has granted Baidu permission to test its autonomous vehicles without a driver behind the wheel. It’s had authority to test its vehicles in California since 2016, but up until now, it could only do so with a backup driver. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/baidu-full-driverless-road-tests-california-121025542.html

Watch Electric Blue Bioluminescent Waves Light Up California’s Monterey Bay As a wildfire outbreak threatens California, some blazes worsened by copious lightning, Monterey Bay is experiencing an additional natural phenomenon—one that’s thankfully, much less dangerous. Continue Reading . . . https://www.prevention.com/life/a33666718/california-monterey-bay-bioluminescent-waves/

Supreme Court votes 5-4 to let Gov. Newsom restrict attendance at religious services With a deciding vote from Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court late Friday allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to restrict attendance at religious services in California to 25% of the capacity of a house of worship because of the coronavirus. Continue Reading . . . https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Supreme-Court-votes-5-4-to-let-Gov-Newsom-15304978.php