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California Department of Motor Vehicles

California state agency that regulates vehicle registration and licensing, and oversees permits for autonomous vehicle testing and deployment.

Known aliases

  • California Department of Motor Vehicles
  • California DMV
  • DMV

Current stories

investConfirmed10 publishers

Tesla swaps Full Self-Driving for Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe as the EU vote slips to December

Tesla has renamed Full Self-Driving as Tesla Assisted Driving on its European websites while it seeks approval across the EU. The bloc-wide vote has slipped to December at the earliest, Crypto Briefing reported, so the new name answers a German complaint but does not fix a date.

Perspective Coverage

12 publishers
Builder
Builder 22%
Operator
Operator 51%
Investor
Investor 27%

Reality

Evidence80
Adoption35
Hype gap+20
Incentives70
Confidence76
productOne report1 publisher

California's SB 1246 requires robotaxi operators to send their own people to stuck cars

Gavin Newsom signed California's SB 1246, under which robotaxi operators can be penalized when a car blocks police or firefighters for more than 30 minutes. By July 2028, Waymo, Tesla and Zoox have to know how fast their own staff can reach a stalled car in each city.

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap0
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence50
productConfirmed3 publishers

California's robotaxi law requires operators to send technicians to stuck cars from July 2028

California's SB 1246 makes robotaxi firms send technicians to stuck cars, with fines up to $10,000 a vehicle when one blocks responders over 30 minutes. For operators, clearing a stuck car now takes paid field staff in every California city they serve.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 25%
Operator
Operator 55%
Investor
Investor 20%

Reality

Evidence74
Adoption40
Hype gap+15
Incentives55
Confidence70
investOne report1 publisher

UAE moves its 12.5-million-user identity vault onto a chain its own regulator controls

The UAE's telecom and digital government regulator is putting the UAEPASS Digital Vault on a dedicated Avalanche L1, a platform Avalanche counts at about 12.5 million users, 15,000 services and 350 institutions.

Reality

Evidence32
Adoption45
Hype gap+30
Incentives78
Confidence45
productOne report1 publisher

California's first heavy AV truck permits arrive with a lawsuit already attached

Aurora and Kodiak can now test autonomous trucks in their home state, but the April 28 rule change behind the permits is being challenged by Teamsters California in Alameda Superior Court.

Publishers:thenextweb.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption38
Hype gap+4
Incentives68
Confidence52
buildOne report1 publisher

California's heavy-truck permits start a mileage clock, not a driverless freight service

Aurora and Kodiak can now run supervised autonomous trucks on California roads. Two consecutive 500,000-mile gates mean the safety operator stays in the cab for a long time.

Publishers:runtimewire.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption28
Hype gap−10
Incentives62
Confidence55