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> “Arizona welcomes Uber self-driving cars with open arms and wide open roads,” said Governor Ducey in a statement. “While California puts the brakes on innovat
by fullshark 10y ago
> “Arizona welcomes Uber self-driving cars with open arms and wide open roads,” said Governor Ducey in a statement. “While California puts the brakes on innovation and change with more bureaucracy and more regulation, Arizona is paving the way for new technology and new businesses.”
So Uber got some sort of tax break / sweetheart deal for this? I wonder if that was their end-game.
- niftich 10y agoAh, so that was Uber's leverage [1]. Make California and its laws look bad, and get a PR statement from a competing state likely offering incentives (or receiving knock-on benefits from relocation). [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13234265#13234809 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13234265#13234809