1. (a) Reporting required under this section shall become operative 120 days after the effective date of these regulations.
2. (b) For purposes of this section, a manufacturer shall report each instance in which an autonomous vehicle test driver took over performance of the dynamic driving task, or performed the dynamic driving task fallback, in response to a dynamic driving task performance relevant system failure. All dynamic driving task performance relevant system failures shall be reported, irrespective of the results of simulations that predict the likely outcomes of crashes or events. If no dynamic driving task performance relevant system failure occurred during the reporting period, the manufacturer shall report such to the department.
3. (c) Every manufacturer with an authorized Drivered Testing Permit, form OL 315 (Rev. 9/2024), which is hereby incorporated by reference, shall prepare and submit to the department a monthly report summarizing occurrences of dynamic driving task performance relevant system failures. Monthly reports shall be submitted by the first business day on or after the fifteenth day following the end of the month. The report shall be submitted using the electronic Dynamic Driving Task Performance Relevant System Failure Reporting Template, (Rev. 12/2025), which is hereby incorporated by reference, provided by the department. The manufacturer shall submit the report electronically in .csv format via the department's web page or portal.

4. (d) The report shall include the following:

   1. (1) The date (YYYY-MM-DD) and time of the occurrence (in 24-hour format).
   2. (2) The longitude and latitude coordinates of the location with four decimal places of precision.
   3. (3) A description of the underlying causes using the following categories: type of software issue, type of hardware issue, actions of other road users, weather conditions, road surface or traffic conditions, construction, loss of communication, other emergencies, or collisions. The description should be written in plain language with enough detail that a non-technical person can understand the circumstances.
5. (e) The department may require the manufacturer to provide supplemental information relevant to assessing the behavior of an autonomous vehicle in connection with a dynamic driving task performance relevant system failure at any time. This may include, but is not limited to, technical information about the status and operation of the vehicle's sensors recorded up to 30 seconds prior to the time of the event, including, but not limited to, plots of the distance and the speed difference relative to the relevant targets in the vehicle's path, the speed and acceleration of the subject vehicle and the acceleration, braking and steering commands that were issued by the automated driving system, and camera footage with target tracking representations.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 38750, Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 38750, Vehicle Code.

History

1. New section filed 4-28-2026; operative 4-28-2026 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2026, No. 18).