Board approves ordinance to ban autonomous delivery devices on sidewalks, creates narrow R&D permit path
Apr 16, 2025
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Dec. 5 approved a first-reading ordinance restricting autonomous delivery devices on sidewalks and right-of-ways while establishing a limited research-and-development permitting path and data-sharing requirements for trials in industrial PDR zones.
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Dec. 5 approved an ordinance that prohibits autonomous delivery devices from operating on sidewalks and public right-of-way while creating a tightly controlled permitting route for limited research-and-development (R&D) testing in parts of the city zoned for production, distribution and repair.
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