Now California lawmakers want to make future violations to the state's self-driving laws even tougher with a $25,000 a day fine, among other punishments.
After the Uber standoff, California lawmakers want to hit rogue self-driving cars with $25,000 a day fines
The skirmish between Uber and California regulators ended with Uber loading up its self-driving cars on the back of its self-driving truck and driving them to Arizona after its car registrations were revoked.
No community should face what we did in San Francisco.
V the power to fine companies operating illegally up to $25,000 per vehicle per day. In Uber's case, if the law had been in effect, it could've faced a $2.8 million fine for its 16 vehicles operating over a period of seven days.
Uber told Business Insider that it remains committed to California, but does not have self-driving cars on the road at this time.
The ride-hailing company had previously offered rides to legislators, including Ting, before the release of the cars to the public. Yet the tide has turned against the company as a result of the battle with the DMV and the evidence of its car running a red light. In a statement, city supervisor Aaron Peskin said that he was "delighted" to support Ting's efforts to "reign [sic] in dangerous self-driving Ubers."
"These companies have demonstrated remarkable negligence in their attempts to prioritize profit over public safety, and it's refreshing to see a state representative step up to protect our residents," Peskin wrote. "San Franciscans are not guinea pigs and our public streets aren't experimental test labs."