CaliforniaAutonomous vehicles.
What it does
Existing law authorizes the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes by a driver who possesses the proper class of license for the type of vehicle operated if specified requirements are satisfied. Existing law prohibits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads until the manufacturer submits an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as specified, and that application is approved. A violation of the Vehicle Code or a local ordinance adopted pursuant to that code is an infraction.
More detail
This bill would prohibit the delivery of commercial goods, as defined, directly to a residence or to a business for its use or retail sale through the operation of an autonomous vehicle without a human safety operator on any highway within the State of California. The bill would make a first violation of this provision subject to a $10,000 administrative fine and a $25,000 administrative fine for subsequent violations. The bill would authorize the department to suspend or revoke the permit of an autonomous vehicle manufacturer for repeated violations of this provision.
The bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the performance of autonomous vehicle technology and its impact on public safety and employment, as specified. This bill would require all relevant state agencies, including, among others, the Department of Transportation and the State Air Resources Board, to provide information to the department to research this report. The bill would prohibit the department from issuing a deployment permit for the use of an autonomous vehicle to deliver commercial goods without a human safety operator until a later enacted statute authorizes the issuance of a permit for that purpose.
The bill would also make certain findings and declarations related to these provisions.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Sep 9Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Gonzalez.Latest
- Aug 29Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).Minor
- Jul 14In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 1Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 1Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jun 30From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 11Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.Minor
- May 29In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 33 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 7. Page 1773.)Passed Assembly
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 22Coauthors revised.
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Apr 1From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 19In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 5Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Mar 4From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 3Referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- 2024
- Dec 3From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
- Dec 2Read first time. To print.Introduced