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13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads

Application requirements for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of autonomous vehicles on public roads: the deployment (final) phase of California's staged permit process. The manufacturer's Safety Case must include evidence demonstrating that operation of the automated driving system does not pose an unreasonable risk of accident, death, or injury. Amended effective April 28, 2026 (OAL File 2025-0415-04); previously numbered § 228.06. Part of California's broader autonomous-vehicle framework (see california-av-regulations, the comprehensive DMV plus CPUC entity).

Jurisdiction: United States/California · Effective 2018-04-02

Machine-readable surfaces

Sources (3)

  1. OAL Notice Register 2025 No. 17-Z (Apr 25, 2025) — DMV Autonomous Vehicles, Notice of Proposed Action (OAL File Z2025-0415-04): Informative Digest describing the Deployment Permit and Safety Case requirement · https://oal.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/166/2025/04/2025-Notice-Register-No.-17-Z-April-25-2025.pdf · 2025-04-25
  2. California DMV adopted regulatory text — 13 CCR Article 3.8 (Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles), OAL File 2025-0415-04, effective April 28, 2026 · https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/file/adopted-regulatory-text-article-3-8-2025-0415-04-pdf · 2026-04-28
  3. Cornell LII — 13 CCR § 228.06 (pre-amendment representation of the post-testing deployment permit application, formerly numbered § 228.06) · https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/california/13-CCR-228.06

Status history

  • In effect · 2018-04-02 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 1.5b status-event pass)

    California AV deployment regulation (Title 13 CCR); current canonical, in effect (framework effective Apr 2, 2018). Baseline status event.

Common questions

What does 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads cover?
Application requirements for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of autonomous vehicles on public roads: the deployment (final) phase of California's staged permit process. The manufacturer's Safety Case must include evidence demonstrating that operation of the automated driving system does not pose an unreasonable risk of accident, death, or injury. Amended effective April 28, 2026 (OAL File 2025-0415-04); previously numbered § 228.06. Part of California's broader autonomous-vehicle framework (see california-av-regulations, the comprehensive DMV plus CPUC entity).
Where does 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads apply?
13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in California on the DEPLOY registry.
When did 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads take effect?
13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads is recorded as effective April 2, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads still in effect?
13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads apply to?
13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08: Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-05-31

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Last reviewed 2026-05-31

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