California DMV sued over driverless vehicles In 2026, the California Department of Motor Vehicles rolled out regulations allowing commercial trucks to operate fully autonomously on public roads. However, one group contends that the California DMV failed to meet requirements before adopting the rules. Teamsters California is claiming the agency circumvented laws requiring the agency to study and publicly disclose the economic impacts of allowing driverless heavy-duty trucks on state roads. The lawsuit filed in Alameda Superior Court alleges that the process by which the DMV implemented driverless truck regulations was so flawed that they must be repealed. “Every day brings new evidence that Waymo robotaxis are putting public safety at risk, and those dangers scale up exponentially with trucks that are up to 16 times heavier and moving at highway speeds,” said Peter Finn, co-chair of Teamsters California. “Such a critical decision with life-and-death consequences must involve public input and transparency — that is why Teamsters California is taking the DMV to court and demanding California follow the law and thoroughly study the consequences of allowing 80,000-pound driverless vehicles on our roads before actually permitting them.” Today, Teamsters California, sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) saying the agency circumvented laws requiring the agency to study and publicly disclose the economic impacts of allowing self-driving trucks on California roads. pic.twitter.com/4rCLvl0mDW — Teamsters California (@TeamstersCA) August 6, 2026 The Teamsters lawsuit added that not only did the DMV’s rushed process vastly underestimate the cost of deploying driverless trucks, but the agency claimed that not one job would be eliminated due to autonomous heavy vehicles. “Teamsters California will keep fighting for public safety and good jobs on every front: in the courtroom, at the ballot box, and into the next administration,” said Victor Mineros, co-chair of Teamsters California. “California’s leaders must