The problem isn't that SF is against autonomous driving pilots. The problem is Uber doesn't want to register for a permit and thus be required to report its acc

The problem isn't that SF is against autonomous driving pilots. The problem is Uber doesn't want to register for a permit and thus be required to report its accidents / incidents of driver intervention. Uber's claim is that a permit is not required because a human is overseeing the system. But that's 100% disingenuous. The permitting program explicitly assumes a human is in charge. The point is to compel companies to report when the human has to disengage the system because it making an error or fails to intervene in time and causes an accident.[1] That information is crucial for assessing the maturity of autonomous driving systems. Probably Uber's fail rate is super high, judging from multiple reports about them running red lights on day 1. They don't want to scare people off by reporting their early numbers. [1] https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/vr/autonomous/testing https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/vr/autonomous/testi...