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 is moving to share sensitive driver’s license data, in a decision that’s sparking backlash from liberals who fear more than 1 million people could face heightened deportation risks. State officials plan to provide the data to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators,

California is preparing to share driver’s license data in a nationwide network, a move state leaders say is meant to comply with federal REAL ID requirements but has sparked concern among privacy advocates and immigrant rights groups.

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

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.

According to the DMV, the regulations require annual updates to first responder interaction plans, access to manual vehicle override systems and two-way communication links with 30-second response times.