On Tuesday, the department approved AV regulations and lifted a ban of heavy-duty vehicles weighing 10,001 pounds or more.

The California DMV has announced sweeping changes to its rules governing autonomous vehicles, including new limits intended to keep them out of the way during emergencies and new authority for law enforcement to issue citations.

But the rules allowing for autonomous freight trucks are something truckers and many California Democratic politicians have been fighting for years. The state Legislature passed bills in 2023 and 2024 that would have required autonomous heavy trucks to have human operators on board, but Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed both bills.

California is preparing to share with an outside organization detailed information about driver’s license holders, including immigrants who do not have legal authorization to live in the U.S. That breaks a promise the state made a decade ago when it began issuing licenses to unauthorized immigrants,

California has lifted its ban on autonomous trucks over 10,001 pounds, allowing heavy-duty driverless freight operations under new DMV-approved regulations. The rules set testing, permitting, safety, and reporting requirements, aligning with recent state ...

April 28 (Reuters) - The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Tuesday adopted new regulations for autonomous vehicles, allowing manufacturers to test and deploy heavy-duty driverless vehicle technology on the state's roads.

The California DMV has approved testing and deployment of heavy-duty autonomous vehicles, including semi-trucks, on public roads. This decision marks a significant expansion of California's self-driving vehicle program.