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Kalibrate Fuel Pricing Allegedly Enabled California Gas Station Operators to Coordinate Higher Pump Prices
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.
- Date it happened
- 2022-06-22
- Organisation involved
- Marathon Petroleum, 7-Eleven, Speedway, EG America, BP Products North America, TravelCenters of America, Walmart, Sam's Club, Circle K, Albertsons Companies, Gas station operators, Fuel retailers
- Product, system or model
- Kalibrate Fuel Pricing, Algorithmic pricing systems, AI pricing optimization systems
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