Fully driverless cars will begin testing on California's public roads after the state approved rules allowing the operation of vehicles without humans at the wheel. Before the regulations approved Monday by the state's Office of Administrative Law, autonomous cars still needed an approved human at the wheel for testing. “This is a major step forward for autonomous technology in California,” California Department of Motor Vehicles Director Jean Shiomoto said in a statement.
The rules go live on April 2, allowing the state's DMV to begin issuing permits needed for fully driverless testing. But before in-development vehicles can test on the roads sans humans, carmarkers must meet a few requirements. Among them: Companies must inform local authorities in an area about any fully driverless testing, verify a process for law enforcement to communicate with vehicles and provide a "law enforcement interaction plan" for police and the autonomous rides. Collision reports must be submitted to the DMV within 10 days, too, the department said. Fifty carmakers currently hold permits to test autonomous vehicles in the state with approved drivers still inside the car. Those permits will still be offered, alongside driverless testing and deployment permits.
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