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State agency that approved the heavy-duty autonomous vehicle regulations on April 28, 2026 and issues AV testing and deployment permits.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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