California rolls ahead with self-driving trucks; Despite labor opposition, DMV issues regulations for heavy-duty AVs

Industry executives had awaited the proposed regulations for a decade, and their arrival marks "an important step toward bringing this life-saving technology to market in California," said Kodiak Robotics CEO and co-founder Don Burnette. State officials released the proposed rules one day...

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Published inAutomotive News Vol. 100; no. 7159; p. 4
Main Author Bigelow, Pete
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Detroit Crain Communications, Inc 09.09.2024
Crain Communications, Incorporated
Subjects
Automation
Autonomous vehicles
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Bills, Legislative
Industrial robots
Labor unions
Legislation
Robotics
Trucks
California
Los Angeles California
San Francisco California
United States > US
Texas
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Summary:Industry executives had awaited the proposed regulations for a decade, and their arrival marks "an important step toward bringing this life-saving technology to market in California," said Kodiak Robotics CEO and co-founder Don Burnette. State officials released the proposed rules one day after the California State Assembly passed bipartisan, Teamsters-backed legislation that would require a human operator behind the wheel of self-driving trucks. Self-driving tech company Waymo has deployed more than 300 AVs in and around San Francisco, and won permission from the state's Public Utilities Commission to expand service in the Bay Area and across metro Los Angeles.
ISSN:0005-1551
1557-7686