California Governor Gavin Newsom late on Friday vetoed a bill to prevent heavy-duty driverless trucks from operating in the state, in a relief for companies developing autonomous technology to haul goods across the US.
A veto by the governor can still be overturned if the legislature chooses to vote in favor of the bill with a two-thirds majority in each house.While many states, including Texas and Arkansas, have allowed the testing and operation of self-driving trucks, California – home to Alphabet, Apple and some of the most cutting-edge tech startups – bars autonomous trucks weighing more than 10,001 pounds.
Some that are still testing and deploying driverless trucking operations include Aurora, Daimler Truck, Kodiak Robotics and Gatik.
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