BP, Walmart and 7-Eleven sued over AI-set petrol prices in California

A group of California drivers has sued six of the country’s biggest fuel retailers, accusing them of using an artificial-intelligence pricing tool to coordinate the cost of petrol and keep it artificially high. The complaint, filed on 22 June 2026 in federal court in Sacramento, names BP, Circle K, Marathon Petroleum, 7-Eleven, Walmart, and Albertsons […] This story continues at The Next Web

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BP, Walmart and 7-Eleven sued over AI-set petrol prices in California

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