Driverless Cars in California Immune from Traffic Tickets under Current Laws: Report

Published on November 25, 2023

Autonomous cars driving city streets in California have run red lights, blocked emergency vehicles, and injured a pedestrian. But can they get tickets from police officers? Probably not, according to some experts. An investigative report by NBC Bay Area found the state’s law enforcement was unable to cite the driverless vehicles. In California, traffic tickets can only be written if someone is driving the car, according to the report. In an internal memo from San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott, obtained by NBC, he instructs officers that “no citation for a moving violation can be issued if the [vehicle] is being operated in a driverless mode.”...

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