Autonomous Trucks
January vehicle sales expected to be good The channel checks indicate PV volumes to be higher on healthy order book and ramp-up in production. Now, the California Department of Motor Vehicles is gathering information for potential new rules that would let self-driving semitrucks on the road that can weigh up to 80,000 pounds (36,287 kilograms).The rulemaking process takes a long time, and is mostly crafted by officials in Democratic Gov. Labor unions aren't waiting around for that to happen. "But beyond safety issues, labor unions see the technology as a threat to their jobs. "Aguiar-Curry said she isn't opposed to fully self-driving semitrucks, but said she believes the technology isn't ready.