
Assembly committee advances SB 1246 with new emergency-response rules for autonomous vehicles
The 7-1 vote sends the bill to Appropriations after a sharp split between public-safety allies and industry opponents.
The Sidekick25 days ago
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Recent autonomous-vehicles coverage from Yuba-Sutter, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.

The 7-1 vote sends the bill to Appropriations after a sharp split between public-safety allies and industry opponents.

SB 1246 drew support and opposition in the Assembly Transportation Committee on June 22 and appeared to pass 16-4, according to a hearing summary.

Lawmakers pressed DMV and industry witnesses on remote driving, emergency response, transparency and routing after the agency adopted heavy-truck rules on April 28.