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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dara Kerr and agencies

California proposes to allow testing of driverless heavy-duty trucks

A big truck parked in a garage
An Otto driverless truck at a garage in San Francisco in 2016. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP

California regulators have released a new proposal to allow the testing of self-driving heavy-duty trucks on public roads.

The state’s department of motor vehicles announced proposed regulations on Friday to allow the testing of driverless trucks over 10,001lbs, opening the door for companies to test self-driving technology on vehicles roughly the size of a Ram or Ford super duty pickup truck.

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