California Opens Highways to Self-Driving Trucks as Union Lawsuit Looms

California Opens Highways to Self-Driving Trucks as Union Lawsuit Looms

California just handed Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI the first permits to test autonomous heavy trucks on its public roads. The development marks a concrete step after years of regulatory delays. Yet it arrives under immediate legal fire from the Teamsters union. The California Department of Motor Vehicles issued the approvals this month. Kodiak has already begun limited operations with a handful of trucks near its Mountain View headquarters. …

California's first self-driving trucks are already testing

California has issued its first permits to test autonomous trucks on public roads, to Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI, with Kodiak already running vehicles around Mountain View. Teamsters California filed suit on 5 August asking a court to repeal the rules that made the permits possible. Self-driving trucks are testing on California public roads for […] This story continues at The Next Web

Self-Driving Trucks Are Already Hitting The Road In California

The California DMV has issued the first permits that allow companies to test heavy autonomous vehicles on the road.

Autonomous Truck Testing Moves Ahead in California as Teamsters...

California has begun permitting heavy-duty autonomous truck testing, with Aurora and Kodiak among the first to receive approval, as the Teamsters sue the DMV over the new regulations.