Local TREND. Local Permits for New Tech Testing.

Where: San Francisco

How will San Francisco permit new tech testing:

• The Office of Emerging Technology will issue permits
• Permits will be issued if the Office declares the tech in question a “net public good.”
• It will apply to any testing that occurs above or below city property or on public right-of-ways

What are industry stakeholders saying?

• Vice president of public policy at Postmates, a member of the work group that crafted the legislation, said at a public hearing last month that the days of public-private head-butting are over.
• “This is an era in which government needs to build empathy for technology, and technology companies must build more empathy for government,” he said.

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