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> I'm adding gasoline delivery to the list of startups which should absolutely not "move fast and break things" or "beg for forgiveness rather than ask for permission"

The status quo is that every half-drunk, chain smoking, Joe Regular is allowed to fuel up his tank unsupervised. This is unlikely to be any more dangerous.

> "You can never ask for permission because no one will give it"

This is the unfortunate truth.

We take this seriously. We comply with all regulations (local/state/federal). The Bloomberg article was a little... off... on a number of things. And we actually go above what is required by law on a number of things relating to safety. See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073856

That "We haven't talked to them" line is pretty ridiculous. Of course you haven't talked to them, you know they would flip out about transporting extremely flammable liquid around the city (I'm guessing with questionable methods) and fuelling cars just wherever.