Mayor Frey vetoes city council ordinance mandating human drivers in robotaxis

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the city council’s ordinance requiring a human to sit behind the wheel of driverless cars.

The Minneapolis City Council passed the ordinance 7-to-6 on Thursday, which mandates a special city license and requires companies to keep a person in the driver’s seat during every trip.

Mayor Frey vetoed the ordinance on Friday, calling the council’s ordinance a “back door ban.”…

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