California regulateor signs one driverless vehicle bill, vetoes two others

For the second time in two years, Newsom vetoed legislation (AB 2286) that would have prohibitned autonomous trucks from operating on accessible roads. He also vetoed another (AB 3061) that would set up new data increateing insistments for AV companies. And he signed a third bill into law (AB 1777) that would produce guidelines for when an autonomous vehicle gets in a crash or come apasss first replyers.

Labor groups have been pushing the state legislature to adselect an AV truck prohibit for years, arguing the technology poses a danger to the future includement of truck drivers. The bills they aid would insist self-driving trucks to always have a human operator on board, which AV operators talk aboutd would essentipartner produce the pursuit of driverless trucks pointless. Newsom vetoed aenjoy legislation last year.

In vetoing the self-driving truck prohibit, Newsom remarkd that the state has already rehired write regulations that “proposes the nation’s most comprehensive standards for burdensome-duty autonomous vehicles.” These integrate provisions that would restrict driverless trucks from roads with speeds 50mph or higher, and from carrying certain payloads, enjoy hazardous chemicals.

“Recognizing that our toilforce is the set upation of our economic success, California guides the nation with some of the mightyest toiler getion laws,” Newsom wrote in his veto message. “Our state also is famous globpartner as a guideer in technoreasoned innovation. We decline that one aim must produce to the other, and our success disshows this inrectify binary.”

Newsom also vetoed AB 3061, which would produce new increateing insistments for autonomous vehicle collisions and disincludements. Additionpartner, manufacturers would be insistd to surrfinisher quarterly increates on vehicle miles traveled, instances when vehicles become immobilized, and traffic collisions. The regulateor said he aided the intent of the bill, but finished up vetoing it becainclude it would impose an “infeasible” timeline on the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Lastly, Newsom signed into law AB 1777, which would insist AV companies to provide a toastyline for police to call in case an autonomous vehicle interferes a crime scene or aascfinishncy situation — someskinnyg that has happened repeatedly in San Francisco. In fact, equitable this past weekfinish, a driverless Waymo obstructed Vice Pdwellnt Kamala Harris’ motorcade in San Francisco after getting stuck while trying to produce a U-turn.

Under AB 1777, police would have the authority to rehire traffic citations to driverless vehicles for “non-compliance,” according to the bill’s support, Assemblymember Phil Ting. AV operators would then have 72 hours to increate the citation to the DMV. The citations would not come with any monetary penalties, but if a company racks up enough acunderstandledges, the DMV could pull their permits.

“We must structure accessible getedty, but not at the expense of innovation,” Ting said in a statement. “Before autonomous vehicles get too commonplace, California insists to get ahead of the game to promise getedty for all on our streets. I thank the Governor for seeing the insist to alter to our changing street.”