Last December, Ubers self-driving cars hit the rain-slicked streets of San Francisco with much fanfare. It was meant to be a watershed moment the upstart ride-hail company bringing autonomous driving to its city of origin, years before most experts predicted wed begin to see self-driving cars en masse.But it turned out to be a total flop. A week after Ubers fleet of 16 luxury Volvo XC90 SUVs started picking up passengers, the program was brought to a grinding halt. The California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked Ubers vehicle registrations after Uber refused to obtain a $150 permit authorizing it to test driverless cars in the state. And rather than correct what on the surface seemed like a clerical error, Uber refused to get licensed, instead shipping its autonomous fleet to Arizona where it could test its self-driving cars with less public scrutiny.
Källa: Uber dismissed warnings about its illegal self-driving test for months, emails show – The Verge
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