Local Governments One Step Closer to Regulating Autonomous Vehicle Rollouts

Published on April 23, 2024

Local governments in California are closer to having a say in how autonomous vehicle (AV) companies operate in their communities after a recent vote by a California Senate Committee. Senate Bill 915, authored by San Jose-based Sen. Dave Cortese, would allow such governments to pass ordinances to regulate how, when, or where AVs can operate to address public safety concerns that have arisen since their recent launch. The bill passed the Local Government Committee April 17 and is waiting to be heard by the Committee on Transportation. “City councils and county boards of supervisors adopt ordinances on any given week, nimbly and with local accountability. … Under SB 915, the rules of the road will continue to be established and enforced by the people who live there,” Mr. Cortese said in a January press release announcing his bill....

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