Uber and Lyft want you banned from using your own self-driving car in urban areas


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 06 Feb 2018

An illuminated Lyft Inc. sign is seen on the dashboard of a ride share vehicle at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Lyft Inc. has gained significant ground on its rival, Uber Technologies Inc., and is expected to grab more market share in the U.S., according to a private Lyft investor document obtained by Bloomberg. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

The rabble can't be trusted with self-driving cars, and only companies operating fleets of them should be able to use them in dense urban areas. 

So say Uber and Lyft, as signatories to a new list of transportation goals developed by a group of international non-governmental organisations and titled "Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities." 

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