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The article focuses on California's draft regulations for allowing self-driving heavy-duty trucks to operate on public roads. Topics include the potential for driverless trucks over 10,001 pounds to be tested and operated under specific conditions, the requirement for safety case submissions and driver testing before permits are issued, and the need for public feedback on the draft rules before finalization.

The article discusses California's legislative effort to impose a requirement for safety drivers in large autonomous vehicles, which could be enforced for the remainder of the decade. The proposed legislation would also mandate that any shift to fully driverless operations needs legislative and gubernatorial approval. Topics include the legislative process, potential impacts on AV testing and deployment in California, and responses from industry groups and labor organizations.

California legislators have reintroduced a bill that would give politicians, rather than state regulators, the final say on whether safety operators should be required on autonomous heavy-duty trucks. This move has caused tensions between the AV industry and the public, following accidents involving driverless cars. The bill aims to provide more oversight over the AV sector and aligns with another bill supported by the Teamsters, which calls for local ordinances to allow autonomous vehicles to operate in specific areas. The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association argues that both truck drivers and autonomous trucks can coexist and support the state's industries. [Extracted from the article]

The DMV's concern about Tesla's plan to add "FSD" features to Autopilot began in December 2019, after a tweet by CEO Elon Musk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]