At least for now, Uber won?t be testing self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco.

Determined to make the ride-hailing company play by the same rules as others who test autonomous vehicles in the state, the California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked registrations Wednesday for the 16 autonomous vehicles Uber had briefly operated in the Bay Area. Hours later, Uber announced it would remove the cars from the road.
Those developments marked the latest twists in a feud that Uber stoked with California regulators earlier this month, when it deployed autonomous cars in San Francisco without first obtaining a testing permit.
Although the permit costs $150 and can be obtained in roughly three days, Anthony Levandowski, head of Uber’s autonomous driving unit, said the company defied regulators on principle. He argued Uber didn?t need a permit because it is developing advanced driver-assist systems, not a true self-driving car.
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?California may not want you, but we do.?

? Doug Ducey, Arizona governor

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?It doesn?t apply to us, so there?s no reason to get into regulations,? he said. ?You don?t get into suspenders if you?re wearing a dress.?
Both sides appear to have left open the possibility that Uber would return to testing in California. For now, Uber says it has found a new proving ground for its cars.
?Our cars departed for Arizona this morning by truck,? an Uber spokesperson said Thursday. ?We?ll be expanding our self-driving pilot there in the next fe...