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First Shared Autonomous Vehicles Get OK for Public Roads

Testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads will begin at Bishop Ranch, according to Contra Costa Transportation Authority, which is leading a pilot project test of electric low-speed multi-passenger vehicles.

autonomous vehicles The autonomous vehicles are not equipped with a steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator (credit: Noah Berger).

SAN RAMON, CA—After a lengthy approval and pre-testing phase, testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads will begin at Bishop Ranch, according to Contra Costa Transportation Authority/CCTA and GoMentum Station. This is the first time the California Department of Motor Vehicles has allowed shared autonomous vehicles to travel on public roads in the state.

CCTA is leading a pilot demonstration project testing electric low-speed multi-passenger autonomous vehicles manufactured by EasyMile. These vehicles are not equipped with a steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator. The California State Legislature passed pioneering legislation in 2016, Assembly Bill 1592, to allow for the pilot program.

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.

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