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Autonomous vehicles: pilot project.

It became law on Sep 29, 2016.

CA AB 1592 · Assembly Bill · 2015–2016

Stage
Became law
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Assembly
Sponsors
5
Latest action
Sep 29, 2016

What it does

Existing law permits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes if, among other requirements, a driver is seated in the driver's seat and is capable of taking immediate manual control of the vehicle in the event of an autonomous technology failure or other emergency.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 29, 2016

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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