>After bending over backward to accommodate the ride-sharing company’s driverless car ambitions, city officials are tired of being taken for granted. >Pittsbur

>After bending over backward to accommodate the ride-sharing company’s driverless car ambitions, city officials are tired of being taken for granted. >Pittsburgh wrote a letter in support of Uber when the company was fined $11.4 million for operating in Pennsylvania without permission. >Pittsburgh opened its streets to tests of self-driving cars with real people, and played along with Uber’s hasty and elaborate press event. >Peduto asked Uber to spend $25 million on a new transit connection So the local govt "bending over backward" is that they "wrote a letter" and allowed use of streets. In return they wanted a $25M project. Ok. >On Feb. 4, protestors marched on the Advanced Technologies Center in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, decrying the company’s “one-way” partnership with workers. Ah, I think this is the heart of the matter. Mayor Peduto wants to seem supportive of the protesters.