Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 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.
Notes
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.
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