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California preps for self-driving big rigs.

The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles proposed updating its autonomous vehicle regulations to include testing heavy-duty trucks. California currently allows light-duty autonomous vehicles, but not ones weighing over 10,001 pounds. Labor groups have tried passing legislation requiring human safety operators in autonomous trucks, but California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed the bill twice.

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