{"slug": "san-jose-let-delivery-robots-roll-before-writing-the-rules-next-come-350-pound", "title": "San Jose let delivery robots roll before writing the rules. Next come 350-pound machines", "summary": "San Jose is allowing delivery robots to operate downtown under provisional guidelines while it drafts permanent safety and enforcement rules, with machines weighing up to 350 pounds potentially entering bike lanes. The city's approach of writing rules after deployment raises concerns about safety and regulation.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...Delivery robots are already navigating downtown San Jose under provisional guidelines while the city writes permanent safety and enforcement rules for machines that could soon enter bike lanes.\n\nAlready have an account?\n\n[Log In](https://www.mercurynews.com/login?&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2026%2F08%2F27%2Fsan-jose-delivery-robots%2F)\nThis article is only available to subscribers\n\nOffer valid for non-subscribers only", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-jose-let-delivery-robots-roll-before-writing-the-rules-next-come-350-pound", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/08/27/san-jose-delivery-robots/", "published_at": "2026-08-27 11:00:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-27 11:20:59.834361+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["robotics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["San Jose"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-jose-let-delivery-robots-roll-before-writing-the-rules-next-come-350-pound", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-jose-let-delivery-robots-roll-before-writing-the-rules-next-come-350-pound.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-jose-let-delivery-robots-roll-before-writing-the-rules-next-come-350-pound.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-jose-let-delivery-robots-roll-before-writing-the-rules-next-come-350-pound.jsonld"}}