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Cal. Veh. Code § 38750 — Autonomous Vehicles

California's foundational autonomous-vehicle statute. Defines 'autonomous technology' and 'autonomous vehicle' (SAE Level 3-5) and requires a manufacturer to obtain DMV approval and meet safety-certification and $5 million insurance requirements before operating on public roads beyond testing. Current text amended by SB 480 (Stats. 2025, ch. 415), effective Jan 1, 2026.

Jurisdiction: California · Effective 2013-01-01

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California Vehicle Code § 38750 (autonomous vehicles) — official statute text, current operative version (amended by SB 480, Stats. 2025 ch. 415, eff. Jan 1, 2026) · https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=38750 · 2026-01-01

Status history

In effect · 2013-01-01 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 1.5b status-event pass)
Cal. Veh. Code Sec. 38750 (SB 1298); in effect since Jan 1, 2013. Baseline status event.

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