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Minneapolis council falls short of overriding Frey's robotaxi veto
The Minneapolis City Council voted 7-5 Thursday to override Mayor Jacob Frey's veto of an ordinance that would have required a city license and a paid human safety monitor in driverless rideshare vehicles such as Waymo. Nine votes were needed, so the veto stands and the ordinance does not take effect. St. Paul's council, meanwhile, asked its planning commission to study possible rules for autonomous vehicles.
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How each side sees it
Supporters of the ordinance sayit protects thousands of rideshare drivers, many of them immigrants and workers of color.
Mayor Frey and Waymo sayFrey called it a 'back door ban'; Waymo and others said it would raise rider costs and push robotaxis out of the city.
Sources
- KSTP: Minneapolis City Council fails to override mayor's robotaxi veto
- FOX 9: Minneapolis City Council fails to override mayor's ordinance veto
- MPR News: St. Paul council members join Minneapolis in push to regulate driverless rideshares
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