A new law is set to take effect in California next year that would hold driverless car companies accountable for traffic violations.

The legislation comes after police on the Peninsula tried to ticket a self-driving vehicle for an illegal U-turn. Computers inside these vehicles are still learning. So, too are those charged with making sure they obey the rules of the road.

Exhibit A? The San Bruno police officers were unsure how to deal with a driverless Waymo they spotted making an illegal U-turn a few blocks away from El Camino Real, a major thoroughfare through San Mateo County.

According to police, the officers were in a marked patrol vehicle at a red light southbound on Huntington Ave. at San Bruno Ave, which had a no U-turn sign posted. Officers said they saw the autonomous vehicle

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