{"id":23528,"date":"2017-03-03T05:24:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T05:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=23528"},"modified":"2017-03-03T05:24:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T05:24:34","slug":"uber-says-seek-permit-restart-self-driving-pilot-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/uber-says-seek-permit-restart-self-driving-pilot-california.html","title":{"rendered":"Uber says to seek permit to restart self-driving pilot in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tUber says to seek permit to restart self-driving pilot in California<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\n\tUber says to seek permit to restart self-driving pilot in California:- Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday it plans to comply with California regulations and seek permits to put its self-driving cars back on the state's roads, an about-face following the company's legal spat with state officials in December.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo of Uber's autonomous cars are already wheeling around San Francisco, but they are being driven manually while the company is "taking steps to complete our application to apply for a DMV testing permit," an Uber spokeswoman said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe California's Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed it has held discussions with Uber to assist the company in applying for the self-driving testing permit. Uber has not formally submitted the application, DMV spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAcquiring the proper permit would allow Uber to restart its self-driving pilot in San Francisco, which was shuttered after just a week late last year.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe state DMV requires that any company testing autonomous vehicles on public roads receive a permit. At least 23 other companies exploring self-driving cars, including Alphabet's GOOG.O. Google, Tesla Motors (TSLA.O) and Ford Motor Co (F.N), have obtained California DMV permits.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBut Uber defied those rules in December, attempting to launch a self-driving pilot program in San Francisco without a permit. Uber argued that its cars were not capable of driving "without … active physical control or monitoring," as California law defines autonomous vehicles, so did not require a permit.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tUber's cars require monitoring by a person in the driver's seat. An engineer also sits in the passenger seat.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe pilot was short-lived. The DMV revoked the registration of 16 Uber self-driving cars for lacking the proper permits a week after Uber put them on the road. The California Attorney General also warned Uber it would take legal action.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tImmediately after the DMV revoked Uber's car registrations, Uber put its self-driving fleet on trucks and brought them to Arizona, where companies are not required to obtain any special permits for self-driving cars.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThose cars have not been moved to San Francisco, Uber said Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe San Jose Mercury News reported Uber's plan to apply for a state permit earlier Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSource:- http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-uber-selfdriving-idUSKBN16A012<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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