With the Coronavirus pandemic causing a halt in travel, hundreds of unused rental vehicles are parked at several lots around Phoenix. Springtime is usually a busy tourist season for Arizona.
The taxi-like service is available in Arizona.
If the fee is deemed illegal and not repealed by the city, Phoenix could lose its share of state revenue, which is a third of its general fund budget.
Car rental companies challenged the tax, arguing that it violated a part of the Arizona state constitution that requires tax revenue from rental vehicles to go toward public highways.
The pilot program will be confined to a small area outside of Phoenix where Waymo has already been testing its autonomous technology.
The supreme court decided that the tax was not enacted with discriminatory intent, and thus constitutional.
SB 1305 would set standards for carsharing issues such as insurance and safety.
Waymo will also continue its early rider program, which has been in operation in the Phoenix area since 2017.
The court will review the Court of Appeals’ March ruling that the use of transportation money wasn’t expected to cover taxes or fees related to vehicles.
Airport officials at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport shut down Terminal 4 after receiving a report of an unattended rental vehicle left in a curb lane.
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