California Licenses for Autonomous Vehicles in Detail
On January 11, 2024, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) made the details of the licenses issued for driverless autonomous driving more easily accessible and clearer. The DMV website now lists the license holder, the approved areas, the times of day and the characteristics of the operating domain.
Driverless Deployment
As of January 11, 2024, three holders will be listed for the highest license level including commercial application: the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, the delivery robot manufacturer Nuro and the robotaxi manufacturer Waymo. The license contents in detail:
Mercedes-Benz
· California freeways and highways in:
– Bay Area
– Los Angeles
– Sacramento
– San Diego
· Interstate 5
· Interstate 15 connecting Los Angeles area to NevadaDaytime· Sufficient weather conditons
Excludes: Flooded highways, heavy smoke, heavy dust, and heavy fog, snowstorms
· Speed 40 mph
Nuro
· San Mateo County
· Santa Clara CountyAll times of day and night· Fair weather conditions:
– dry or wet pavement/asphalt
– light rain
– light to moderate fog
· Speed 25-35 mph
Waymo
· San Francisco County
· San Mateo County
· Santa Clara County
· Portions or all of the
following cities:
– Atherton
– Belmont
– Brisbane
– Burlingame
– Colma
– East Palo Alto
– Foster City
– Hillsborough
– Los Alto
– Los Alto Hills
– Menlo Park
– Millbrae
– Mountain View
– Palo Alto
– Portola Valley
– Redwood City
– San Bruno
– San Carlos
– San Mateo
– South San Francisco
– Sunnyvale
– Woodside
· Los Angeles County
· Portions or all of the
following cities:
– Bell
– Bell Gardens
– Beverly Hills
– Carson
– Commerce
– Compton
– Cudahy
– Culver City
– El Segundo
– Gardena
– Hawthorne
– Huntington Park
– Inglewood
– Lawndale
– Long Beach
– Los Angeles
– Lynwood
– Manhattan Beach
– Maywood
– Paramount
– Redondo Beach
– Santa Monica
– South Gate
– Torrance
– Vernon
– West HollywoodAll times of day and night· Inclement weather, rain, and fog
· Speed 65 mph
Und die will ich Dir ans Herzen legen.Alle Bücher gibt es bei Amazon, beim Plassen- und Beck-Verlag oder beim Buchhändler des Vertrauens.
Sogar als ebook gibt es sie beispielsweise hier.
Driverless Test License
The following licenses are similar, but not yet for commercial use.
Apollo
San Francisco
– Downtown
– Potrero Hill
– Presidio Heights
– Richmond
– SunsetAll times of day and night· Includes clear weather, but also light inclement weather conditions, including light rain and fog
· Speed 35 MPH
AutoX
San JoseAll times of day and night· Mild and clear conditions, as well as light precipitation
· Speed 45 MPH
Nuro
Atherton
· East Palo Alto
· Los Altos
· Menlo Park
· Mountain View
· Palo Alto
· Redwood City
· San Carlos
· Sunnyvale
· WoodsideAll times of day and night· Dry or wet pavement or asphalt, including light rain,
and light to moderate fog
· Speed 25-35 MPH
Waymo
· San Francisco
· Los AngelesAll times of day and night· Light to moderate rain and fog
· Speed 65 MPH
WeRide
– San Jose
– Santa ClaraDaytime· Clear or cloudy weather but also light inclement weather conditions,
including light rain
· Speed 50 MPH
Zoox
Foster City, CADaytime· Clear conditions, light rain and fog
· Speed 45 MPH
KREATIVE INTELLIGENZ
Über ChatGPT hat man viel gelesen in der letzten Zeit: die künstliche Intelligenz, die ganze Bücher schreiben kann und der bereits jetzt unterstellt wird, Legionen von Autoren, Textern und Übersetzern arbeitslos zu machen. Und ChatGPT ist nicht allein, die KI-Familie wächst beständig. So malt DALL-E Bilder, Face Generator simuliert Gesichter und MusicLM komponiert Musik. Was erleben wir da? Das Ende der Zivilisation oder den Beginn von etwas völlig Neuem? Zukunftsforscher Dr. Mario Herger ordnet die neuesten Entwicklungen aus dem Silicon Valley ein und zeigt auf, welche teils bahnbrechenden Veränderungen unmittelbar vor der Tür stehen.
This article was also published in German.
