Section 227.18 - Manufacturer's Testing Permit and Manufacturer's Testing Permit Driverless Vehicles(a) A manufacturer shall not conduct testing of an autonomous vehicle on public roads in California without having applied to the department for a permit to conduct testing, the department having issued an Autonomous Vehicle Testing (AVT) Manufacturer's Testing Permit or a Manufacturer's Testing Permit -- Driverless Vehicles to conduct testing, and the permit being currently in full force and effect.(b) A manufacturer shall not test autonomous vehicles on public roads unless the manufacturer has tested the autonomous vehicles under controlled conditions that simulate, as closely as practicable, each Operational Design Domain in which the manufacturer intends the vehicles to operate on public roads and the manufacturer has reasonably determined that it is safe to operate the vehicles in each Operational Design Domain.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 227.18
1. New section filed 5-19-2014; operative 9-16-2014 pursuant to Vehicle Code section 38750(f) (Register 2014, No. 21).
2. Renumbering of former section 227.18 to section 227.32 and renumbering of former section 227.24 to section 227.18, including amendment of section heading and section, filed 2-26-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 9). Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 38750, Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 38750, Vehicle Code.
1. New section filed 5-19-2014; operative 9/16/2014 pursuant to Vehicle Code section 38750(f) (Register 2014, No. 21).
2. Renumbering of former section 227.18 to section 227.32 and renumbering of former section 227.24 to section 227.18, including amendment of section heading and section, filed 2-26-2018; operative 4/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 9).