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Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices

Added Personal Delivery Devices to the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S. 8511 et seq.), classifying PDDs as pedestrians and requiring a per-operator authorization from PennDOT (operational plan, liability insurance, education and accident plans; one-year term). Enacted 2020 - unlike most PDD states, PA operates an actual per-operator authorization regime.

Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania

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What does Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices cover?
Added Personal Delivery Devices to the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S. 8511 et seq.), classifying PDDs as pedestrians and requiring a per-operator authorization from PennDOT (operational plan, liability insurance, education and accident plans; one-year term). Enacted 2020 - unlike most PDD states, PA operates an actual per-operator authorization regime.
Where does Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices apply?
Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in Pennsylvania on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices still in effect?
Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices apply to?
Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices is recorded as applying to sidewalk robots on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices: Amazon Scout, Avride delivery robot, Cartken Courier, Coco Bot and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-06-05

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Last reviewed 2026-06-05

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Cohort: sidewalk

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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