Phil Ting
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 19
Author
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. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations setting forth requirements for the submission and approval of an application, including, among other things, any testing, equipment, and performance standards the department concludes are necessary to ensure the safe operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads, as specified. This bill would, commencing July 1, 2026, require manufacturers of autonomous vehicles that operate without a human operator physically present in the vehicle, except as provided, to comply with certain requirements, including, among other things, to maintain a dedicated emergency response telephone line that is available for emergency response officials, as defined, and to equip each autonomous vehicle with a 2-way voice communication device that enables emergency response officials that are near the vehicle to communicate effectively with a remote human operator, as specified. The bill would, commencing July 1, 2026, authorize an emergency response official to issue an emergency geofencing message, as defined, to a manufacturer and would require a manufacturer to direct its fleet to leave or avoid the area identified within 2 minutes of receiving an emergency geofencing message, as specified. The bill would authorize peace officers, as defined, to issue of notices of autonomous vehicle noncompliance upon observing an alleged violation of the Vehicle Code or upon observing an alleged violation of a local traffic ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code by an autonomous vehicle while the autonomous technology is engaged. The bill would require the notice to identify, at minimum, the alleged violation, as specified, the date, time, and location of the alleged violation, and the license plate number of the vehicle. The bill would require a manufacturer of an autonomous vehicle to provide the department with any issued notice of autonomous vehicle noncompliance within 72 hours of issuance, or within a timeframe otherwise determined by the department. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations setting forth requirements for the processes related to notices of autonomous vehicle noncompliance and would prohibit the above-described provisions from becoming operative until the regulations are adopted.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 682, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 41. Noes 1.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 9.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 12).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 25).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5352.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) .
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5215.)
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee February 3.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1777 | HTML |
| 01/03/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/16/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/12/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/01/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/06/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/23/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/05/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/19/24- Assembly Transportation | |
| 05/14/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/21/24- Senate Transportation | |
| 06/26/24- Senate Transportation | |
| 08/10/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/14/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/29/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/31/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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