Tech companies developing self-driving vehicle technology have tapped the brakes on testing on California’s public roads, according to new data from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.
The agency reported Friday a total of 4.5 million autonomous vehicle test miles were logged in 2024, a 50% drop from the previous year. That figure covers two kinds of permits: autonomous vehicles with human safety drivers behind the wheel and those that allow for driverless testing.
The decline is more pronounced under the driverless testing category, according to DMV, the agency that regulates autonomous vehicle testing in th
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