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New California regulations allow heavy-duty driverless vehicle testing, deployment
The rules require 500,000 miles of heavy-duty testing in each phase and add new reporting, enforcement and emergency-response standards.
- On Tuesday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles officially adopted comprehensive regulations authorizing testing and deployment of heavy-duty autonomous vehicles over 10,000 pounds, strengthening enforcement and incident reporting requirements for all autonomous fleets.
- State regulators moved to close a longstanding loophole that left driverless vehicles immune to traffic tickets, empowering law enforcement to issue "Notices of AV Noncompliance" for moving violations beginning July 1 under the newly adopted rules.
- The updated regulations authorize local emergency officials to issue "emergency geofencing directives" requiring vehicles to clear designated zones within two minutes, while manufacturers must complete 1 million miles of testing before deploying heavy-duty trucks commercially.
- Industry representatives, including PlusAI executive Earl Adams Jr., welcomed the regulatory clarity, noting the phased permitting process balances safety priorities with the imperative to allow autonomous freight operations on public roads.
- This move positions California to compete with states like Texas for autonomous freight market share, which experts project could expand significantly as companies shift logistics strategies to capitalize on the state's $4 trillion economy.
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