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An earlier Holland & Knight Transportation Blog discussed the progress of new autonomous vehicle (AV) regulations in California and the expected support of the Biden Administration. (See New California Regulations Pave Way for AV Progress Under Supportive Biden, Jan. 7, 2021.) As a refresher, in 2012, California enacted AV legislation (SB 1298) that authorized the operation of AVs in the state as long as they receive approval from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). SB 1298 also required the DMV to develop regulations for the operations of AVs on public roads.
In 2014, as a result of SB 1298, the DMV introduced AV regulations and started an AV Tester Program to allow manufacturers to test AV technology with a human driver behind the wheel (drivered AVs). Four years later, in 2018, the DMV opened a Driverless Tester Program that allows manufacturers to test AVs without a driver in the vehicle (driverless A