Uber told Arizona governor’s office about AV testing months before public knew

Enlarge / Gov. Doug Ducey, third left, signs an agreement on August 25, 2015 with University of Arizona President Ann Weaver, second right, and Brian McClendon, the vice president for Uber, which will allow them to test and do research on driverless technology in the Tucson area. (credit: Uber)

Exactly what does the word "secret" mean?

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and local business supporters are not happy with The Guardian newspaper, which reported on Wednesday that he and Uber "kept [Uber's] self-driving program secret, emails reveal."

As Matthew Benson, an Arizona lobbyist and Ducey ally, wrote:

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