What’s the California Smog Check?
Cars must go through all sorts of checks and maintenance in order to stay safe and functional. Tires, oil, filters, and breaks are common vehicle components that a mechanic and even the average driver look at regularly.
However, there is one check that is required and specific to certain states. The smog check is a requirement in the state of California as well as several others. It is different from the other kinds of vehicle inspections because this one is meant to keep the environment safe. Read below to learn about the smog check in California and why it is important.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles will continue its temporary suspension of behind-the-wheel driving tests until at least January 4.
The DMV previously announced a two-week suspension through at least December 28. The DMV is taking this step for the health and safety of customers and employees during the current statewide surge in COVID-19 cases.
Customers with scheduled appointments for behind-the-wheel driving tests through January 4 will be notified their tests have been canceled. The DMV will automatically reschedule the tests at a later date, to be announced soon. DMV drive test examiners will be redirected from behind-the-wheel driving tests to assist with other customer transactions.
Deployments were delayed. De- velopers shifted toward delivery. Researchers expressed skepticism of business models.
Robotaxis encountered a rough road this year, one perhaps punctuated with a plunge to the bottom of the Trough of Disillusionment, the low point on the Hype Cycle report on new technologies maintained by global consulting firm Gartner.
But in the twilight days of a beleaguered year, robotaxis appear on more stable footing
. One sign of at least incremental progress: a proliferation of operations that involved no human safety backups.
In mid-October, Waymo expanded the scope of its rider-only operations. In a matter of days, Cruise received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to go driverless, and then it did so in November. Early this month in China, AutoX began rider-only service in Shenzhen, and Baidu did so in Beijing. Russian tech company Yandex has nobody behind the wheel in its Ann Arbor, Mich., pilot project, and Voyage accomplished t
Tim Hearden
Dec 21, 2020
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $230,981 for organizations to enhance agricultural education and leadership opportunities under the 2020 California Special Interest License Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program.
“Over the last seven years the CalAgPlate program has supported more than $1.4 million in funding for agricultural education,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “It continues to be a great program that connects and educates school children through activities like ag-focused field trips and school gardens, while also supporting leadership training and career development opportunities.”
The CalAgPlate program is funded with proceeds generated through the sale of special interest, agriculture-themed license plates through the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Suppliers set to scale component production in Q2 on December 21, 2020, 12:41 39 comments
Rumor mill: Apple has been working on something car-related since at least the mid-2010s. First, it was an autonomous car. Then it was AI for autonomous vehicles in general. Then after several shakeups with project heads, the whole thing just dropped off the radar for a while. Now suddenly the company is ready to launch the Apple Car as early as next year?
According to Taiwan-based outlet Economic Daily News, Apple is ready to launch its Apple Car in the third quarter of 2021. Anonymous sources speaking with the paper said component suppliers in Taiwan are planning to scale up production in the second quarter of next year.