Uber Ships Self-Driving Cars to Arizona After California Ban

  • California DMV revoked vehicle registrations on permit issue
  • Arizona governor urged the company to test cars in his state

Pilot models of the Uber self-driving car is displayed at the Uber Advanced Technologies Center on September 13, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photographer: ANGELO MERENDINO/AFP via Getty Images
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A few days of regulatory tussles were enough for Uber Technologies Inc. to pull its fleet of self-driving cars from the streets of San Francisco and send them instead to friendlier territory in Arizona.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles banned Uber’s self-driving cars from San Francisco on Wednesday, just days after they first deployed. In response, Uber picked up and moved out.