The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced the adoption of additional autonomous vehicle (AV) regulations. These rules are the result of an extensive public comment and review process. Under the updated regulations, AV manufacturers may now apply for permits to test and deploy heavy-duty autonomous vehicle technology on California roadways.

The rules also expand safety and oversight requirements for all classes of AVs, enabling law enforcement agencies to cite AV companies for moving violations committed by their vehicles, requiring AV companies to respond to first responder calls within 30 seconds, and authorizing local emergency officials to issue electronic geofencing directives to clear AVs from active emergency zones.

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Debate over the role of autonomous vehicle in the US transportation system continues to intensify, with labour groups in Illinois mounting opposition to proposed legislation that would expand AV deployment in the state.

The Illinois Teamsters and the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation (LAPT) have joined forces to challenge the Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project Act (IL SB3392/HB5103) that would allow broader testing and potential commercial deployment of AVs within the next three years.

The Illinois Teamsters said in a statement, “The legislation would harm middle-class jobs and jeopardize motorist safety by allowing driverless car and truck companies like Waymo to unleash untested and dangerous products on Illinois roads within the next three years.”

These concerns come amid ongoing federal scrutiny.

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ASAM’s 2026 Technical Seminar took place on March 18 in Munich, Germany, and offered insight into automotive standardization amid rapid technological change.

The agenda covered simulation, data management, diagnostics and test automation, with discussions underscoring interoperability, simulation credibility and data‑centric development. These themes emerged across sessions on ASAM standards OpenDrive, OpenScenario, OSI, ODS, SOVD, XIL, OTX, CMP, and digital‑twin integration through the Asset Administration Shell (AAS).

Cross-standard harmonization and the need to align toolchains across domains, suppliers and development stages remain priorities, with speakers citing inconsistent interpretations of ASAM specifications as a cause of fragmentation. Updates included co‑simulation workflows, higher‑fidelity OpenX modeling, interoperable data management, modular measurement architectures, digital‑twin concepts, ODD taxonomies and simulation‑quality assessment.

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Changan Automobile is claiming to be one of the first Chinese OEMs to have been granted Level 3 autonomous driving product access approval, allowing one of its passenger vehicles to operate single-lane automated driving on specified highway and urban expressway sections in Southwest China’s Chongqing.

The approval follows extensive system-level validation of Changan’s Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities, supported by more than 5 million kilometers of real-world road testing. Testing covered a broad range of driving scenarios, spanning 185 categories – 49% beyond regulatory benchmarks – with extreme conditions accounting for 36% of total testing. On average, one complex risk scenario was encountered every 38.9km, demonstrating the system’s ability to operate safely and adaptively within its operational design conditions (ODC).

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The eSync Alliance has announced that Arm has joined the organization as a charter member, becoming the first compute platform company to commit at eSync’s highest membership tier.

Arm already powers more than 300 billion chips across mobile, cloud and embedded systems. Its support transforms eSync from an automotive industry initiative into a potential standard for vehicle software updates.

“This validates that eSync is becoming a universal language for automotive over the air (OTA),” said Mike Gardner, executive director of the eSync Alliance. “When Arm commits as a charter member, it means every ECU supplier building on Arm-based processors can potentially plug into our pipeline without starting from scratch.”

Auto makers currently struggle with fragmented system updates.

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Kodiak AI has achieved the highest Visually Enhanced Risk Assessment (VERA) Score for safe driving performance in assessments by Nauto.

The VERA Score is Nauto’s safety benchmark that summarizes a fleet’s driving events and behaviors into a single score, enabling fleets to assess overall driver safety over time. The Kodiak Driver, Kodiak’s AI-driven autonomous system, earned a VERA Score of 98, tying for the top spot among the more than 1,000 commercial fleets in Nauto’s network. All other commercial fleets in the evaluation were operated by human drivers. By comparison, the average VERA Score for a Nauto-equipped fleet is 78, while fleets not equipped with Nauto’s AI safety technology average a VERA Score of 63.

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OpenGMSL has reported rapid growth in industry adoption, noting a rise in membership as evidence of increasing support for an open standard built on widely used technology aimed at accelerating innovation and deployment in in-vehicle connectivity.

Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Valeo have joined as promoter members, underscoring their commitment to driving global alignment around OpenGMSL, and several major global OEMs are in the pipeline to join.

“The response we’re seeing underscores the industry’s desire for an open standard based on a globally adopted technology,” said OpenGMSL president Paul Fernando. “OpenGMSL uniquely addresses the needs of both ADAS and infotainment systems, delivering a scalable and futureproof standard that OEMs, Tier 1s and technology partners require.”

In related news, PlusAI forms Safety and Policy Advisory Council

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PlusAI has announced the formation of its Safety and Policy Advisory Council, which will inform and advise the company on key safety issues, operational strategies and the regulatory landscape for autonomous trucks as the company advances toward the commercial launch of factory-built autonomous trucks, targeted for 2027.

“The safe and successful commercialization of autonomous trucks requires more than breakthrough technology – it demands close partnerships with trucking industry leaders, federal and state regulators and policymakers,” said Shawn Kerrigan, chief operating officer and co-founder at PlusAI. “The PlusAI Safety and Policy Advisory Council brings together top leaders and industry experts in trucking to ensure we are setting the right foundation for safe and scalable deployment of factory-built autonomous trucks.”

The council consists of transportation and logistics experts and government leaders, who have decades of experience guiding trucking policy, regulations and business development in the trucking sector in the USA.

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eFreight Autonomous, a consortium of experts in commercial vehicles and automotive technology, has secured funding and support from the UK government and industry through the CAM Pathfinder Feasibility Studies (FS) competition delivered by Innovate UK and Zenzic.

As one of 14 projects selected through the competition, eFreight Autonomous will explore the role of autonomous heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in the UK from the perspective of fleet operations.

By evaluating today’s technology and understanding the direction of future developments, the study aims to identify potential use cases, assess commercial viability and examine the infrastructure and legislative frameworks required to enable autonomous trucking in the UK.

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The UK government has announced a further £150m (US$201m) in funding for the CAM Pathfinder program to help grow the nation’s connected and automated mobility (CAM) industry. The program aims to address the challenges of bringing CAM vehicles to market and will run until 2030.

A total of £18m (US$24m) has already been committed to support 37 projects this year, with details on the individual projects and the funding programs to be unveiled over the coming weeks.

The government’s recently released industrial strategy outlined ambitions to create over 38,000 jobs and a CAM industry worth over £42bn (US$56bn) by 2035.

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