San Francisco Public Works Code Sec. 794: autonomous delivery device permit program

San Francisco established, via Public Works Code Section 794 (Supervisor Norman Yee's 2017 ordinance, SF File No. 170599), a permit program regulating Autonomous Delivery Devices on city sidewalks for research-and-development testing. 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.

San Francisco Public Works Code Sec. 794: autonomous delivery device permit program is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in San Francisco on the DEPLOY registry.

San Francisco Public Works Code Sec. 794: autonomous delivery device permit program is recorded as effective January 1, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry.

San Francisco Public Works Code Sec. 794: autonomous delivery device permit program is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

San Francisco Public Works Code Sec. 794: autonomous delivery device permit program is recorded as applying to sidewalk robots on the DEPLOY registry.

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of San Francisco Public Works Code Sec. 794: autonomous delivery device permit program: Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle, Amazon Scout, Avride delivery robot, Beastro and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.