{"id":1540,"date":"2020-03-09T10:45:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T17:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/autonomous-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:58:32","slug":"autonomous-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"callout-bock full-width full-width--slant\">\n\n\t<div class=\"container container--wide horiz\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-bock__col-small\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading heading-2 txt--bold\">\n\t\t\t\tI&#039;m looking for&#8230;\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"xmedium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/12\/car.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Car\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Autonomous Vehicle Regulations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since autonomous vehicle (AV) technology first began raising regulatory considerations in 2013, the California DMV has worked to develop testing and deployment regulations. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/california-autonomous-vehicle-regulations\/\">Explore AV Regulations<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Reporting AV Incidents<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn how to report autonomous vehicle incidents and fulfill required reporting obligations. Find reporting requirements, submission instructions, and resources for permit holders to help ensure compliance with California DMV regulations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/autonomous-vehicles-incident-reporting\/\">Learn how to report an incident<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Testing Permit Holders<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The California DMV authorizes manufacturers to test and deploy autonomous vehicles under three permit categories: testing with a safety driver, driverless testing, and deployment. Each category has specific approved locations, operating conditions, and speed limits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/autonomous-vehicle-testing-permit-holders\/\">See current permit holders<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Permit Resources<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The program provides resources for autonomous vehicle (AV) permit holders, including regulations, application guides, and required reporting templates.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/autonomous-vehicles-program-permit-resources\/\">View permit resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Collision Reports<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Manufacturers testing autonomous vehicles need to report every collision involving one of their vehicles that results in property damage, bodily injury, or death.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tims.berkeley.edu\/tools\/avsafety.php\">View collision reports<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Law Enforcement Resources<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The program provides resources for Law Enforcement, including training materials and form ordering instructions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/law-enforcement-resources\/\">See law enforcement resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-2-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-container shadow-box\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Bulletins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See news bulletins relating to autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-2024\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\t2024\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-17275\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title 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