Self-Driving Cars: Uber Failed To Get Permit From DMV To Operate Autonomous Cars In San Francisco

No one likes standing in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), not even Uber. The ride-hailing app launched a fleet of self-driving cars in San Francisco on Tuesday but opted not to go through the vetting process put in place by the California DMV, according to a report from TechCrunch. Uber isn't the first company to test autonomous vehicles in the state, and the DMV has a process for granting permission to companies who would like to put those computer-guided cars on the road. Twenty companies, including Tesla, Google, BMW and Ford have gone through the DMV's Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program, which is administered by the department's occupational licensing branch. Uber is not one of them.