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Kalibrate Fuel Pricing Allegedly Enabled California Gas Station Operators to Coordinate Higher Pump Prices
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In brief
An AI system built by Kalibrate, Algorithmic Pricing System Developers and 1 other and deployed by Marathon Petroleum, 7 Eleven and 10 others allegedly harmed California Gasoline Purchasers, California Drivers and 6 others.
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- Occurred
- Coverage
- 21 reports
What happened
Major gas station operators in California allegedly used Kalibrate Fuel Pricing to automate pump prices using competitor data and reduce price competition. A June 2026 complaint said the AI-based system increased gasoline prices by as much as 30 cents per gallon where adoption was widespread.
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News reports (21)
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Who was involved
- Alleged harmed party
- California Gasoline Purchasers, California Drivers, Drivers, Road Users, Consumers, Retail Gasoline Market Competition In California, General Public, General Public Of California
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Source record: incident #1559 on the AI Incident Database · all 21 reports