California Screamin': DMV's New Self-Driving Rules Got Me Like 'Wubba Lubba Dub-Dub!'

Great news! California is about to get Schwifty!

Alright buckle up buttercups! Rick here reporting live from my garage where I'm usually found tinkering with interdimensional cable or inventing new ways to avoid Morty's existential questions. But today it's about California and their DMV those bureaucratic bozos trying to wrangle the wild west of self driving cars. Apparently they're finally getting around to making some *belch* rules. You know because letting robots drive us around with no oversight? That's just good clean multiverse threatening fun right? Wubba Lubba Dub Dub!

Robotaxis and Trucks: The Future is Now (Or Maybe Later?)

So the gist of it is the California DMV wants your opinion on the whole self driving shebang. From those cute little robotaxis like Waymo's (apparently they're already chauffeuring folks around which is mildly terrifying) to those behemoth driverless trucks that'll probably replace us all hauling interdimensional cargo any day now. They're talking about 'comprehensive rules,' 'public safety,' and 'fostering innovation.' Sounds like a bunch of bureaucratic mumbo jumbo to me. But hey at least they're *trying* Morty. Trying to not get us all killed by rogue AI.

Tesla's Autopilot Shenanigans: 'Deceptive Marketing,' You Say?

Now here's where things get interesting. Elon Musk and his Tesla circus. Guy's been promising self driving for ages but still hasn't managed to get the green light in California. Word on the street is the DMV actually *sued* Tesla for 'deceptive marketing' regarding their Autopilot and Full Self Driving systems. Which let's be honest isn't exactly shocking. I mean have you *seen* those systems in action? It's like watching a toddler play with a loaded singularity grenade. A singularity grenade Morty that I invented!

Permit Palooza: Get Your Paperwork In Order Meatbags!

So if you're some hotshot tech company dreaming of unleashing your army of self driving death machines on California roads get ready to jump through some hoops. First you need a permit to test with a 'human safety driver' (because apparently we still need those fleshy meatbags). Then you need another permit for *driverless* testing (because why not?). And finally a *final* permit to actually deploy your self driving vehicles. It's bureaucracy Morty. Pure unadulterated bureaucracy. Makes you wanna invent a portal gun and just nope out of this dimension doesn't it?

Truckin' Along: Autonomous Big Rigs Get the Green Light (Kinda)

And get this: they're even letting autonomous trucks – those ten thousand pound behemoths – test their mettle on public roads. I can already see the headlines: 'Self Driving Truck Crushes Squirrel Sparks Interdimensional War.' But hey progress right? They're also making sure everyone reports their data and plays nice with first responders. You know so the fire department knows *which* robot to spray with water when it inevitably goes haywire.

NHTSA Relaxing Rules? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Oh and to top it all off the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is *relaxing* some rules about reporting collision data for these partially automated systems. Because why bother tracking when things go wrong right? Just let the chaos reign! Seriously these guys are about as competent as Jerry is at life. Which is saying something! Time to go invent a device that will invert the polarity of the neutron flow!