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“Screwing up publicly” How else are they supposed to screw up? If the city needs more information from the cars, they should sue for it not indefinitely suspe
by pj_mukh 3y ago
“Screwing up publicly”
How else are they supposed to screw up?
If the city needs more information from the cars, they should sue for it not indefinitely suspend operations.
The city is looking to regulate all this like it regulates new housing (ie out of existence), there has to be consequences for it.
- lamontcg 3y agoI don't know how to respond to this. If you screw up there needs to be consequences that bite. Suspending their operations is better than some meaningless fine and actually punishes them. If you can't see that, I can't help you.
- pj_mukh 3y agoNote this is suspending operations indefinitely with no pathway back. No "take these steps and we'll consider re-instatement". Basically a death knell. Moreover, the city had requested the DMV do this to Waymo as well (the state DMV just declined). So yea, this is the city working to regulate driving, like it regulates housing and small business i.e. to the death while favoring incumbents that are far worse. Cruise operates fine in Austin and Phoenix. They could just move their operations to South San Francisco or further south and be better off. The city simply does not deserve the presence of tech, and for tech companies their presence in the city seems counter-effective
- ummonk 3y agoStop saying nonsense. There is a pathway back: "The DMV has provided Cruise with the steps needed to apply to reinstate its suspended permits, which the DMV will not approve until the company has fulfilled the requirements to the department’s satisfaction."