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# New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee)

Canonical ID: `73cfb822-d95b-40b4-b9f0-f4e92ae25986`

- **Jurisdiction:** [New York City, New York, USA](/locations/new-york-city-new-york-usa.md) (id: `c0e9f068-ce55-43ff-94a3-5e67202651d8`)
- **Kind:** `permit`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2025-01-01

NYC DOT requires an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit with an annual fee of $5,000. The permit program runs through March 31, 2026, and establishes requirements for AV testing on New York City streets.

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/autonomous-vehicles.shtml · 2025-01-01

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2025-01-01 · agent-recon
    - Initial ingestion

## Common questions

### What does New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee) cover?

NYC DOT requires an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit with an annual fee of $5,000. The permit program runs through March 31, 2026, and establishes requirements for AV testing on New York City streets.

### Where does New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee) apply?

New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee) is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in New York City, New York, USA on the DEPLOY registry.

### When did New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee) take effect?

New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee) is recorded as effective January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee) still in effect?

New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

### What types of robots does New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee) apply to?

New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee) is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee)?

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of New York City Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Program (Annual $5,000 Fee): Apollo RT6, Argo AI Self-Driving System, Aurora, Aurora Driver and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.


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