Opinion: Arizona’s agility as self-driving vehicle testbed

Doug Ducey touted the contrast between the two states’ approach to autonomous vehicles, ribbing his California counterpart by calling former Gov. Waymo continues to test its vehicles in Chandler but has expanded its footprint to 180 square miles, covering more Valley cities. Waymo and Uber have teamed up, too, with self-driving vehicles being added as an option in the ride-hailing app later this year. Arizona’s leaders have enacted rules to authorize and establish guardrails for autonomous vehicles to operate while entrusting experts with the responsibility of ensuring safe testing. When other states have asked “Why?” we’ve asked “How?”If the California state Senate passes AB 316, it’ll head to Gov.