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California police can start ticketing driverless cars this July
Key takeaways
- Under the new rules, California police officers will be able to issue traffic tickets to driverless cars and require manufacturers to move them out of the way during emergencies.
- Law enforcement will be able to issue a Notice of AV Noncompliance directly to manufacturers when the vehicles commit violations, according to the release.
- Waymo, owned by Google s parent company, Alphabet, has already deployed its driverless taxi services in and around several major cities across the country, including Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a release announcing the adoption of new rules for autonomous vehicles, in compliance with a 2024 law that expanded oversight of the technology, Nexstar local affiliate KTLA reports.
Under the new rules, California police officers will be able to issue traffic tickets to driverless cars and require manufacturers to move them out of the way during emergencies.
Law enforcement will be able to issue a Notice of AV Noncompliance directly to manufacturers when the vehicles commit violations, according to the release.
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