California Department of Motor Vehicles brings self-driving Uber pilot to screeching stop

‘California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has erected a major hazard on Uber’s road towards autonomous vehicles. Registration for the rideshare company’s self-driving cars was revoked after citizens expressed safety concerns.
Uber’s pilot project to test autonomous cars lasted a single week before being challenged. On Wednesday, the company was forced to pull its self-driving cars off of San Francisco’s streets following several reports of cars taking dangerous and illegal right turns through bicycle lanes.
Uber launched its autonomous vehicle pilot project on December 14 and got off on the wrong foot with the DMV almost immediately. The project was unauthorized, as Uber had not requested the typical permits necessary to operate autonomous vehicles in California.’
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