Autonomous vehicles under testing permits have collectively covered over four million miles on California’s public roads from Dec. 1, 2023, to Nov. 30, 2024, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has announced. During that time the DMV has received 789 autonomous vehicle collision reports.
This year’s mileage total, standing at 4,498,066 miles, includes 3,945,171 miles with a safety driver and 552,895 miles in fully autonomous mode.
This represents a significant decrease from the over 9 million miles reported in the previous period.
These reports also outline the testing circumstances, locations and the specific conditions under which disengagements occurred. They are intended to provide insights into the operational activities of each permit holder and are not designed for comparative analysis across different companies.
Of the companies with testing permits, 20 did not conduct any public road testing this period. Additionally, nine companies, while submitting reports for the 2023-2024 reporting period, have ceased testing and withdrawn from the program.
Under state regulations, companies are only required to report public road testing. Activities on private roads or out-of-state, as well as any testing below Society of Automotive Engineers Level 3 or in simulation, are not covered in these reports.
Currently, 31 companies hold permits for testing with a safety driver, six are approved for driverless testing and three are authorized to make autonomous technology commercially available outside of a testing program. All required annual reports were submitted by the Jan. 1, 2025, deadline.
California will allow the testing and commercial use of light-duty autonomous delivery vehicles on the state’s public roads with an approved permit from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today released proposed regulations to establish a path for testing and future deployment of fully autonomous vehicles without drivers
The California Department of Motor Vehicles released a revised version of proposed regulations today that establishes a path for driverless testing and public use of autonomous vehicles.
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