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Frey rejects a mandatory driver

Jacob FreyMayor of Minneapolis

Frey says a required human driver defeats the model of driverless vehicles.

“It doesn't make sense to require a driver in a driverless car.”

Interview

Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Jacob Frey explains veto in FOX 9 interviewMayor Frey vetoes autonomous vehicle ordinance and Frey veto letter sections
A white Waymo autonomous taxi with roof-mounted sensors on a San Francisco street.
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Where this statement fits

Minneapolis council backs robotaxi human-monitor rule; Frey vetoes it

Minneapolis council members backed a requirement that commercial robotaxis carry a licensed human monitor in the driver's seat. Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed the measure, saying it would operate as a ban on driverless service. The council failed to override the veto on October 15.

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Interview

Jacob Frey explains veto in FOX 9 interview (opens in a new tab)Mayor Frey vetoes autonomous vehicle ordinance and Frey veto letter sections

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Frey objects to a mandatory human monitor while supporting regulation of safety and other operational issues.

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Before the quotation

The interview followed the council's October 1 approval of the ordinance.

After the quotation

He favors regulation of safety and operational issues instead.

How this statement is classified

Condemned

The label describes this statement's response within the context above.

Why this label?

The reference point is the mandatory human-monitor rule. Frey expressly rejects that requirement.

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