The backlash to Uber's botched San Francisco self-driving car test continues, with a new proposed law that would impose penalties on companies that don't get the right permits to test their self-driving vehicles. The bill's sponsor in the state assembly didn't mince words in a statement:
"The pursuit of innovation does not include a license to put innocent lives at risk."
Quick take: This is another signal that not every jurisdiction will abide by Uber's move-fast-and-break-things rollout of its driverless car tech. Axios emailed the company for comment but hasn't heard back.
But wait: Uber (unsuccessfully) claimed the whole time that it didn't need approval to test the cars because they don't meet the legal definition of autonomous. This bill doesn't modify that definition.