Autonomous Vehicles May Hit the Roads in California Next Year . . . Without Human Drivers

 October 30, 2017

 The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) released revised regulations today that govern the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles on public roads. These revised regulations will allow autonomous cars without steering wheels, foot pedals, mirrors, and human drivers behind the wheel to be tested on California roads as soon as mid-2018. The DMV is allowing for a fifteen-day public comment period, after which the rules will be submitted to the California state government which will begin enforcement sometime during the summer of 2018.