California’s first self-driving trucks are on the road, and the rules behind them are in court

Source: The Next Web· Darius Popa· August 17, 2026

California has issued its first permits to test autonomous trucks on public roads, to Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI, with Kodiak already running vehicles around Mountain View. Teamsters California filed suit on 5 August asking a court to repeal the rules th…

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