August 27 & 28, 2025
Hall 3, San José McEnery Convention Center, USA

AVTCA25 - Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo San Jose

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Autonomous vehicles – California regulatory overview

27 Aug 2025
Room 1
Standards, regulations and legal issues
The presentation will provide an overview of California's framework for regulating automated driving systems (SAE Level 3-4).
  • California's regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles
  • Permitting – testing with a safety driver/driverless testing/commercial deployment of AVs
  • Federal government's role versus state's role in regulating AVs
  • Post-permitting controls on traffic safety
Speakers
Miguel Acosta, chief, Autonomous Vehicles Branch - CA DMV