Overview

• California law currently exempts driverless cars from traffic citations for moving violations, even if they break traffic laws.
• San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott has stated that 'no citation for a moving violation can be issued if the [autonomous vehicle] is being operated in a driverless mode'.
• Despite this, driverless cars can still receive parking tickets in California.
• Other states, such as Texas and Arizona, have updated their traffic laws to hold operators of driverless cars liable for violations.
• Cruise, a self-driving car company, has had its commercial permit revoked in California following an accident where a pedestrian was struck and dragged by one of its vehicles.