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San Francisco Municipal Code Sec. 794 — delivery robot permit program

San Francisco established a permit program regulating Personal Delivery Devices on city sidewalks, originating in legislation introduced by Supervisor Norman Yee. In addition to standard permitting and safety requirements, the ordinance requires PDDs to offer data-sharing capabilities and includes a public-hearing process for permit approval. The program limits autonomous robot testing and development to certain parts of the city and requires a human accompaniment able to take control, framed at the time as among the strictest sidewalk-robot regulations in the United States.

Jurisdiction: San Francisco · Effective 2019-01-01

Sources (2)

  1. CBS — SF Supervisor seeks permit program for delivery robots · https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/sanfrancisco/news/delivery-robot-permit-program-supervisor-norman-yee · 2019-01-01
  2. MRSC — San Francisco Municipal Code Sec. 794 summary · https://mrsc.org/stay-informed/mrsc-insight/september-2021/robot-delivery-devices-coming-soon · 2021-09-02

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