{"id":326777,"date":"2026-05-19T15:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?page_id=326777"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:30:51","slug":"autonomous-vehicles-program-permit-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/autonomous-vehicles-program-permit-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous Vehicles Program Permit Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-2-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dmv-illustration alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/12\/winding_road_street_sign.svg\" class=\"dmv-illustration\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\" \"\/><\/figure>\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\">Autonomous Vehicle Permit Holders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Autonomous Vehicle Program is administered by the DMV Autonomous Vehicles Branch. We are currently accepting applications for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/autonomous-vehicle-testing-permit-holders\/\">Autonomous Vehicles Permit Holders &#8211; California DMV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regulations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/file\/order-to-adopt-article-3-7-regulations-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Order To Adopt Article 3.7 Regulations (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/file\/order-to-adopt-article-3-8-regulations-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Order To Adopt Article 3.8 Regulations (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/file\/final-statement-of-reasons-regulations-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final Statement of Reasons 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rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Braking Events Reporting Template (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/file\/collision-reporting-template-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collision Reporting Template (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/file\/dynamic-driving-task-performance-relevant-system-failure-reporting-template-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dynamic Driving Task Performance Relevant System Failure Reporting Template (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/file\/notice-of-autonomous-vehicle-noncompliance-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Notice of Autonomous Vehicle Noncompliance (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/file\/vehicle-immobilization-reporting-template-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vehicle Immobilization Reporting Template (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/file\/vehicles-miles-traveled-reporting-template-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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class=\"content-tile\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Autonomous Vehicles<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about autonomous vehicles in California, including regulations, deployment, testing permit holders, and collision reports.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/\">Learn more about autonomous vehicles<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"content-tile\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Collision Reports<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find collision reports from manufacturers who are testing autonomous vehicles in California.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a 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