Section 228.04 - Financial Requirements for a Permit to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads(a) A manufacturer of autonomous vehicles, both those that require a driver inside the vehicle and those that do not require a driver inside the vehicle, may satisfy the requirements of Vehicle Code section 38750(c)(3) by presenting evidence of one of the following: (1) The manufacturer has in place and has provided the department with evidence of the manufacturer's ability to respond to a judgment or judgments for damages for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from collisions or accidents caused by the autonomous vehicles produced by the manufacturer in the form of an instrument of insurance, a surety bond, or proof of self-insurance.(2) A surety bond, that meets the requirements of Section 227.10 of Article 3.7, and is conditioned that the surety shall be liable if the manufacturer, as principal, fails to pay any final judgment for damages for personal injury, death or property damage arising from a collision involving an autonomous vehicle deployed by the manufacturer pursuant to Vehicle Code section 38750(c), and shall be submitted to the department with the Autonomous Vehicles Manufacturer Deployment Program Surety Bond, form OL 317A (New 6/2014), which is hereby incorporated by reference.(3) An insurance that meets the requirements of Section 227.08 of Article 3.7.(4) A proof of self-insurance shall meet the requirements of, and be governed by, Section 227.12 of Article 3.7 and shall be submitted to the department on an Autonomous Vehicle Manufacturer's Deployment Program Application for Certificate of Self-Insurance, form OL 319A (New 2/2017), which is hereby incorporated by reference.(b) Any cancellation of the permission to satisfy the requirements of Vehicle Code section 38750, subsection (c)(3), shall be subject to the hearing requirements provided in these regulations for the suspension or revocation of permits or authorizations.(c) The manufacturer's evidence of financial responsibility as required by Vehicle Code section 38750, subsection (c)(3), is in addition to that required by Vehicle Code section 38750, subsection (b)(3), and does not absolve any vehicle owner of the requirement to be able to show, at all times, evidence of financial responsibility in the amounts specified in Vehicle Code section 16056.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 228.04
1. New section filed 2-26-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 9). Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 38750, Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 995.010, Code of Civil Procedure; Sections 11110- 11113, Government Code; and Sections 16056 and 38750, Vehicle Code.
1. New section filed 2-26-2018; operative 4/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 9).