Authorities in San Francisco have approved new regulations for the use of autonomous delivery robots within the city. Under the rules, delivery robots will be restricted to travelling at 3 mph, their travel routes will be limited to sparsely-populated industrial areas and they will need to be accompanied by a human supervisor. The rules were announced on Tuesday as part of an agreement between Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and city officials that aims to improve safety during deliveries using self-driving vehicles.
Authorities in San Francisco have approved new regulations for the use of autonomous delivery robots within the city. Under the rules, delivery robots will be restricted to travelling at 3 mph, their travel routes will be limited to sparsely-populated industrial areas and they will need to be accompanied by a human supervisor. While more permissive than the initially proposed outright ban, the Association for Advancing Automation Association's Bob Doyle argued the regulations are far too restrictive, saying they "drastically slow down the process of testing and the potential for these being put into [use before] the general public".