1. (a) Reporting required under this section shall become operative 120 days after the effective date of these regulations.
2. (b) Every manufacturer with an authorized Driverless Testing Permit, form OL 315A (Rev. 10/2023), which is hereby incorporated by reference, shall prepare and submit to the department a monthly report summarizing occurrences of vehicle immobilizations. Monthly reports shall be submitted by the first business day on or after the fifteenth day of the following month. The report shall be submitted using the electronic Vehicle Immobilization Reporting Template (Rev. 12/2025) provided by the department, which is hereby incorporated by reference. The manufacturer shall submit the report electronically in .csv format via the department's web page or portal. If no vehicle immobilization occurred during the reporting period, the manufacturer shall report such to the department.

3. (c) The report shall include the following:

   1. (1) The date (YYYY-MM-DD) and time (in 24-hour format) of the occurrence.
   2. (2) The longitude and latitude coordinates of the location with four decimal places of precision.
   3. (3) 17-character vehicle identification number.
   4. (4) The speed limit of the roadway (in meters per second) where the vehicle immobilization occurred.
   5. (5) Length of time (in minutes) the vehicle was stopped before it was driven by a human driver at the scene or a remote driver.
   6. (6) Types of efforts to move a vehicle before manual intervention: automated driving system, remote assistance, or other.
   7. (7) The actions taken to remove the vehicle from where it stopped in the travel lane: driven by the autonomous test vehicle driver; driven by the remote driver; moved by command issued by the remote assistant; driven by first responder; driven by manufacturer's designee dispatched to stop location; towed away; or other actions taken.
   8. (8) Whether the autonomous vehicle was blocking an active emergency vehicle or first responder station (e.g., police or fire).
   9. (9) Whether the autonomous vehicle is interfering with the scene of an active emergency.
   10. (10) Whether the autonomous vehicle was stopped on rail tracks.
   11. (11) Whether the immobilization involves multiple autonomous vehicles of the same manufacturer simultaneously experiencing an immobilization and blocking a travel lane within 50 meters of each other.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 38750, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 672, 4150, 5902, 9255.1 and 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).