In response to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) efforts to update the state’s regulatory language for the operation of autonomous vehicles, ReMo filed a comment with a specific focus on autonomous heavy-duty vehicles.
As AV technology evolves and scales, policymakers must strike a balance to ensure public safety and promote innovation. California plays a pivotal role as both a national and global leader shaping policy. The state’s regulations often set a benchmark for other jurisdictions, meaning California’s decisions have extensive and lasting impacts.
ReMo believes it is essential for the regulatory framework to differentiate between light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles. These two classes of vehicles have distinct testing, deployment, and operational requirements, particularly in terms of safety protocols, performance metrics, and use cases. Clear distinctions in regulation will ensure that the unique challenges and opportunities posed by each vehicle type are appropriately addressed. Beyond the suggestion for vehicle class differentiation, the feedback provided focuses on heavy-duty operational design domains, the phased permitting process, and data reporting requirements.
ReMo’s primary goal in submitting these comments is to assist the California Department of Motor Vehicles in considering how to update the state’s regulatory language for the safe operation of AVs. With a specific focus on autonomous heavy-duty vehicles, it is necessary to ensure a regulatory environment that allows AVs and other advanced transportation technologies to foster and contribute to the state’s economic growth.
We hope these comments inform the Department’s thinking and we look forward to working with the State of California on this and other topics as they relate to light, medium, and heavy-duty autonomous vehicles.
Read ReMo’s full comment letter here.
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Updating California’s Regulations for the Operation of Autonomous Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Autonomous delivery truck on street in city, 3d render
In response to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) efforts to update the state’s regulatory language for the operation of autonomous vehicles, ReMo filed a comment with a specific focus on autonomous heavy-duty vehicles.
As AV technology evolves and scales, policymakers must strike a balance to ensure public safety and promote innovation. California plays a pivotal role as both a national and global leader shaping policy. The state’s regulations often set a benchmark for other jurisdictions, meaning California’s decisions have extensive and lasting impacts.
ReMo believes it is essential for the regulatory framework to differentiate between light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles. These two classes of vehicles have distinct testing, deployment, and operational requirements, particularly in terms of safety protocols, performance metrics, and use cases. Clear distinctions in regulation will ensure that the unique challenges and opportunities posed by each vehicle type are appropriately addressed. Beyond the suggestion for vehicle class differentiation, the feedback provided focuses on heavy-duty operational design domains, the phased permitting process, and data reporting requirements.
ReMo’s primary goal in submitting these comments is to assist the California Department of Motor Vehicles in considering how to update the state’s regulatory language for the safe operation of AVs. With a specific focus on autonomous heavy-duty vehicles, it is necessary to ensure a regulatory environment that allows AVs and other advanced transportation technologies to foster and contribute to the state’s economic growth.
We hope these comments inform the Department’s thinking and we look forward to working with the State of California on this and other topics as they relate to light, medium, and heavy-duty autonomous vehicles.
Read ReMo’s full comment letter here.
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