Kodiak AI secures permit to test autonomous trucks in California
(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 14 ago - AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology provider Kodiak AI said it has received a drivered testing permit under the California Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV's) newly expanded Autonomous Vehicle Tester (AVT) program, which allows permitted heavy-duty autonomous vehicle developers to test and deploy their technology on California roads for the first time.
The permit allows Kodiak to operate in California with a safety driver behind the wheel. It marks the first step in the DMV's phased permitting approach, which progresses from drivered testing to driver-out testing and, ultimately, driver-out deployment.
'This permit allows us to begin the first phase of scaling autonomous trucking coast-to-coast, while ensuring appropriate safety oversight from California regulators," said CEO Don Burnette California's DMV approved new regulations on April 28 that allow heavy-duty autonomous vehicles to receive permits to.
test on the state's public roads for the first time.
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