Regulating autonomous vehicles and ridesharing: Lessons from California
Sanjay Patnaik, director of the Center on Regulation and Markets and Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development in Economic Studies, recently sat down with Genevieve Shiroma, Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission. Some major areas they covered include the agency’s regulatory authority, regulations of autonomous vehicles, and what other initiatives the Commission is currently working on. Here are some highlights: