Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Holders

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A manufacturer with a permit to test with a safety driver is authorized to test on any public road within the State of California. As of October 1, 2024, DMV has issued Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permits (with a driver) to the following entities:

  • AIMOTIVE INC
  • APEX.AI
  • APOLLO AUTONOMOUS DRIVING USA LLC
  • AURORA OPERATIONS, INC
  • AUTOX TECHNOLOGIES INC
  • BEEP
  • BLACK SESAME TECHNOLOGIES INC
  • CRUISE LLC
  • GATIK AI INC
  • HELM.AI INC
  • IMAGRY INC
  • MAY MOBILITY
  • MERC BENZ
  • MOBILEYE
  • MOTIONAL
  • NISSAN
  • NULLMAX
  • NURO, INC
  • NVIDIA CORPORATION
  • PLUSAI, INC
  • PONY.AI
  • QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC
  • SAIF
  • TELENAV, INC.
  • TESLA
  • VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  • VUERON TECHNOLOGY USA, INC
  • WAYMO LLC
  • WeRide Corp DBA WeRide AI
  • WOVEN PLANET NORTH AMERICA, INC
  • XMOTORS.AI, INC
  • ZOOX INC

DMV has authorized the following manufacturers to test autonomous vehicles without a safety driver –Updated July 24, 2024

AV ManufacturerApproved LocationsTime of Day OperationsApproved ODD Characteristics
Apollo
Autonomous
Driving USA LLC
San Francisco
– Downtown
– Potrero Hill
– Presidio Heights
– Richmond
– Sunset
Sunnyvale
– North of El Camino Real (California State Route 82)
· All times of
day and night (San Francisco)
· Weekdays and weekends, 9 AM – 9 PM (Sunnyvale)
· Includes clear weather,
but also light inclement weather conditions,
including light rain and fog
· Speed 35 MPH (San Francisco)
· Speed 45 MPH (Sunnyvale)
AutoX
Technologies,
Inc.
San JoseAll times of
day and night
· Mild and clear conditions,
as well as light precipitation
· Speed 45 MPH
Nuro Inc.
R2 Nuro Robot
· Atherton
· East Palo Alto
· Los Altos
· Menlo Park
· Mountain View
· Palo Alto
· Redwood City
· San Carlos
· Sunnyvale
· Woodside
All times of
day and night
· Dry or wet pavement or asphalt,
including light rain,
and light to moderate fog
· Speed 25-35 MPH
R3 Nuro Robot· Los Altos
· Menlo Park
· Mountain View
· Palo Alto
All times of
day and night
· Dry or wet pavement or asphalt,
including light rain,
and light to moderate fog
· Speed 45 MPH
Waymo LLC· San Francisco County
· San Mateo County
· Santa Clara County
· Portions or all of the
following cities:
– Atherton
– Belmont
– Brisbane
– Burlingame
– Colma
– East Palo Alto
– Foster City
– Hillsborough
– Los Alto
– Los Alto Hills
– Menlo Park
– Millbrae
– Mountain View
– Palo Alto
– Portola Valley
– Redwood City
– San Bruno
– San Carlos
– San Mateo
– South San Francisco
– Sunnyvale
– Woodside
· Los Angeles County
· Portions or all of the
following cities:
– Bell
– Bell Gardens
– Beverly Hills
– Carson
– Commerce
– Compton
– Cudahy
– Culver City
– El Segundo
– Gardena
– Hawthorne
– Huntington Park
– Inglewood
– Lawndale
– Long Beach
– Los Angeles
– Lynwood
– Manhattan Beach
– Maywood
– Paramount
– Redondo Beach
– Santa Monica
– South Gate
– Torrance
– Vernon
– West Hollywood
All times of
day and night
· Inclement weather, rain, and fog
· Speed 65 mph
WeRide Corp
DBA WeRide AI
· San Jose
· Santa Clara
Daytime· Clear or cloudy weather but
also light inclement weather conditions,
including light rain
· Speed 50 MPH
Zoox Inc.Foster City
San Francisco
· South of Market (SOMA)
– Mission Street
– 5th Street
– Brannan Street
– 15th Street
All times of day and night· Clear conditions, light rain and fog
· Speed 40 MPH (Foster City)
· Speed 45 MPH (San Francisco)

As of January 11, 2024, DMV has authorized the deployment of autonomous vehicles from the following entities:

AV ManufacturerApproved LocationsTime of Day OperationsApproved ODD Characteristics
Mercedes-Benz
USA
· California freeways and
highways in:
– Bay Area
– Los Angeles
– Sacramento
– San Diego
· Interstate 5
· Interstate 15 connecting Los Angeles area to Nevada
Daytime· Sufficient weather conditons
Excludes: Flooded highways, heavy smoke, heavy dust, and heavy fog, snowstorms
· Speed 40 mph
Nuro Inc.· San Mateo County
· Santa Clara County
All times of
day and night
· Fair weather conditions:
– dry or wet pavement/asphalt
– light rain
– light to moderate fog
· Speed 25-35 mph
Waymo LLC· San Francisco County
· San Mateo County
· Santa Clara County
· Portions or all of the
following cities:
– Atherton
– Belmont
– Brisbane
– Burlingame
– Colma
– East Palo Alto
– Foster City
– Hillsborough
– Los Alto
– Los Alto Hills
– Menlo Park
– Millbrae
– Mountain View
– Palo Alto
– Portola Valley
– Redwood City
– San Bruno
– San Carlos
– San Mateo
– South San Francisco
– Sunnyvale
– Woodside
· Los Angeles County
· Portions or all of the
following cities:
– Bell
– Bell Gardens
– Beverly Hills
– Carson
– Commerce
– Compton
– Cudahy
– Culver City
– El Segundo
– Gardena
– Hawthorne
– Huntington Park
– Inglewood
– Lawndale
– Long Beach
– Los Angeles
– Lynwood
– Manhattan Beach
– Maywood
– Paramount
– Redondo Beach
– Santa Monica
– South Gate
– Torrance
– Vernon
– West Hollywood
All times of
day and night
· Inclement weather, rain, and fog
· Speed 65 mph

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