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takyon writes:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/uber-halts-self-driving-car-pilot-sf/

Uber's self-driving car saga in San Francisco has come to an end, for now. The announcement that the ride-hail giant is halting its pilot of self-driving vehicles came minutes after the DMV announced late Wednesday afternoon that it revoked the vehicle registration of 16 self-driving Uber vehicles, and said they were "improperly issued."

"Concurrently, the department invited Uber to seek a permit so their vehicles can operate legally in California," DMV wrote in a statement. In an announcement released minutes later, an Uber spokesperson wrote, "We have stopped our self-driving pilot in California as the DMV has revoked the registrations for our self-driving cars. We're now looking at where we can redeploy these cars but remain 100 percent committed to California and will be redoubling our efforts to develop workable statewide rules."

[...] At least three of the self-driving vehicles have been caught on video and in photos appearing to run red lights, though Uber has said that those instances have all been due to "human error."

Update:

It looks like Uber is abandoning California completely for its self driving car program for now and moving it to Arizona.

Only a day after the California DMV put a kibosh on Uber's scofflaw self-driving cars in San Francisco, Uber is pulling its program out of the state all together.

Uber's self-driving cars are headed to Arizona, and are going, going, gone.

Previously:

Uber's Self-Driving Cars to be Tested in San Francisco

Uber Won't Comply With the California DMV's Demand to Obtain a Permit for "Self-Driving Cars"

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