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Uber vs. the law
Uber is testing its self-proclaimed “self-driving” vehicles on California roads without complying with the testing requirements of California’s automated drivin…
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Uber Refuses to Stop Self-Driving in SF, Setting Up a Legal Showdown
"Uber has a strong legal argument, even if it doesn’t give a damn about the spirit of the law, says Bryant Walker Smith, an expert on autonomous vehicles a…
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Uber to California regulators: We still won’t seek permit for self-driving cars
"The next step for Uber and state regulators likely will be court, said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina and schola…
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Uber's self-driving cars put tech's 'move fast, break things' credo to the test
"Uber might have a plausible legal argument, based on the text of the legislation, said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Car…
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Uber's new driverless fleet in San Francisco swiftly declared 'illegal' by California DMV
""I wonder how this particular step fits into Uber's long game," said Bryant Walker Smith, associate professor at the University of South Car…
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California DMV Calls Uber’s Autonomous Autos ‘Illegal’
"Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina assistant professor of law and expert on autonomous car law, said Uber may have a plausible argument a…
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DMV to Uber: Yank your self-driving cars — or else
"“Roll back a few years, and public service commissions, taxicab (regulators), police and airport authorities were saying to Uber: ‘Stop doing what you’re…
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Uber’s Robo-Car Test in SF Is a Middle Finger to Regulators
"Uber’s got a good argument when it comes to the text of the law, if not the spirit. “Clearly California and Nevada [which has similar rules] wanted to bui…
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State regulators demand Uber halt self-driving car program, threaten legal action
"Uber’s argument takes the DMV’s rules literally, but goes against the spirit of the regulations, said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the Universi…
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Self-driving Ubers arrive in San Francisco
"The law can be read that way, but doing so might cause tension between Uber and state regulators, according to Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the…
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Uber self-driving cars hit the streets of San Francisco
"Uber's stance seems likely to upset both state officials and competitors, said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolin…
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Google self-driving car project steps out on its own as ‘Waymo’
"While the self-driving car project was in Alphabet’s “X” unit for “moonshots,” there was much speculation over what the business plan or “end game” was, s…