Are you saying you don't see a difference between one company that only develops self-driving cars (that had an "autonomous mode") and another company that develops driver assistance features that customers buy and use?
I'm saying that testing FSD Beta is indistinguishable from testing a prototype autonomous vehicle so those two things should be treated the same by the regulations.
There's a quite a difference between what the regulations allow and "should" do. If you believe there's a difference, then you should write to CA legislators, and I would guess that's what CA DMV will do in their response to California Senate’s Transportation Committee, Lena Gonzalez, who requested the "reevaluation."
I am saying that the regulations should and do treat them the same. Are you saying that they should treat them the same but Tesla has found a loophole?
I'm not a lawyer…
but how does "(1) An autonomous test vehicle does not include vehicles equipped with one or more systems that provide driver assistance" not exclude all Tesla vehicles? In fact, many (most?) commercially available vehicles (that have something as "basic" as ultrasonic "park assist") but have autonomous driving added on could presumably be excluded. Maybe the real story is that Uber and others haven't invested enough in their legal departments. 
Yep, that seems somewhat contradictory since it wouldn't be a test vehicle if it didn't require active monitoring.I'm not a lawyer…
Potentially, the law might practically only apply to vehicles that were built from scratch where sensors are only used for autonomous driving and not for driver assistance.
It doesn't seem worth the money to me, I guess I should get some more rides from @AlanSubie4Life.
Sorry which company is the one that develops self-driving cars? The one that sells a package called “Full Self Driving” right?
No - a number of compapines that have registered and test autonomous cars in CA for years.
Missy Cummings says she is in favor of electric shock therapy.
cleantechnica.com
Missy Cummings says she is in favor of electric shock therapy.
Video is from 2020.
New NHTSA Senior Advisor Would Put An Electric Cattle Prod In Tesla Seats To Make Drivers Pay Attention
Dr. Missy Cummings was a recent Biden administration pick for a senior advisor position at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). She is also a clear Tesla Autopilot skeptic and has stated some extreme
What? You are not in favor of electrodes randomly shocking you to make sure you are paying attention? Maybe we could patent the idea for regular office chairs? If your desktop camera senses you're not paying attention, it sends some electrons your way. Can be used as an alternative to coffee, with the advantage of it won't keep you awake at night.
