California 's Department of Motor Vehicles has proposed legislation which would allow testing of autonomous delivery vehicles , weighing less than 10,001 lbs . , on public roads . Companies would require a permit to do so , but no details were given about the need for a human back - up driver , as seen in self - driving passenger cars .
California's Department of Motor Vehicles has proposed regulations which would allow testing of autonomous delivery vehicles, weighing less than 10,001 lbs., on public roads. Companies would require a permit to do so, but no details were given about the need for a human back-up driver, as mandated in self-driving passenger cars.