The likely next mayor of DC, Janeese Lewis George, asked some perceptive questions at this morning's DC council hearing on autonomous vehicles. youtube.com/watch?v=tFFhC_…
Uber seems to be in rent-seeking mode as they lobby the council to require AV companies to participate in "hybrid networks" (like, um, Uber) that offer both AVs and human-driven vehicles. So far @charlesallen doesn't seem to be buying it.