Description: 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.
Editor Notes: Timeline notes: The date assigned to this incident ID is 06/22/2022; it reflects the beginning of the proposed class period identified in paragraph 158 on page 39 of the complaint. The lawsuit was filed on 06/22/2026: https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rGMayJW1wH8g/v0. This incident ID was created on 06/26/2026.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Kalibrate , Algorithmic pricing system developers and Software developers developed an AI system deployed by 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 and Fuel retailers, which harmed California gasoline purchasers , California drivers , Drivers , Road users , Consumers , Retail gasoline market competition in California , General public and General public of California.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Kalibrate Fuel Pricing , Algorithmic pricing systems and AI pricing optimization systems
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1559
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2022-06-22
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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June 22 (Reuters) - Gas station operators including BP (BP.L), opens new tab, Circle K (ATD.TO), opens new tab, Marathon Petroleum (MPC.N), opens new tab, 7-Eleven (3382.T), opens new tab, Walmart (WMT.O), opens new tab and Albertsons (ACI…
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