Uber cancels self-driving car trial in San Francisco after state forces it off road

California DMV announced it had revoked the registration of 16 autonomous Uber cars, which were caught on numerous occasions running red lights

California has forced Uber to remove its self-driving vehicles from the road, canceling the company's controversial pilot program in San Francisco after a week of embarrassing reports of traffic violations and repeated legal threats from state officials.

The department of motor vehicles (DMV) announced late Wednesday that it had revoked the registration of 16 autonomous Uber cars, which the corporation deployed without proper permits last week and which were caught on numerous occasions running red lights.