Self-driving cars with no in-vehicle backup driver get OK for California public roads

A Waymo self-driving vehicle moves through an intersection in Chandler Arizona, U.S., December 2, 2017. Photo taken on December 2, 2017. REUTERS/Natalie Behring

Self-driving cars with no human backup behind the wheel will be legal on California roads for testing and transporting the public starting April 2. 

"This is a major step forward for autonomous technology in California," DMV director Jean Shiomoto said after the state's Office of Administrative Law approved new regulations Feb 26.