California Vehicle Code

§ 38755

VEH § 38755 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 16.6

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding Section 38750, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority is authorized to conduct a pilot project for the testing of autonomous vehicles that do not have a driver seated in the driver’s seat and are not equipped with a steering wheel, a brake pedal, or an accelerator provided the following requirements are met:

(1)The testing shall be conducted only at a privately owned business park designated by the authority, inclusive of public roads within the designated business park, and at GoMentum Station located within the boundaries of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station.

(2)The autonomous vehicle shall operate at speeds of less than 35 miles per hour.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 814, Sec. 1. (AB 1592) Effective January 1, 2017. Inoperative on date prescribed by its own provisions. Repealed, by its own provisions, on January 1 following inoperative date.