1. (a) The manufacturer shall respond to a Preliminary Information Notice by making a good faith effort to respond to the request within a reasonable time that is informed by the nature of the issue underlying the Notice and the scope of the Notice. In circumstances where the department believes an imminent hazard may exist, the department may require the manufacturer to provide information reasonably available within a more limited timeframe. Incidents requiring a response within a more limited timeframe may include, but are not limited to, collisions involving a fatality or serious injury, unsafe driving behaviors (e.g., running through a red light), or any other incidents indicating an imminent hazard or that the operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads in California poses an unreasonable risk of injury or exacerbating injury. The department may issue a Preliminary Information Notice to the manufacturer to obtain specific information about any incident, including, but is not limited to, the following:

   1. (1) Violation of the Vehicle Code or the requirements of the California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Division 1, Chapter 1, Article 3.7 and Article 3.8.
   2. (2) Operation in a manner that was not approved by the department under the authorized Deployment Permit, form OL 321A (Rev. 12/2024).
   3. (3) Operation outside of a known operational design domain constraint and/or upon operational design domain exit.
   4. (4) Occurrence of a dynamic driving task performance-relevant system failure(s).
   5. (5) Receipt of a Notice of Autonomous Vehicle Noncompliance, form OL 325 (Rev. 12/2024) which is hereby incorporated by reference.
   6. (6) Operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads in California posing an unreasonable risk of accident, death, injury, or exacerbation of injury.
   7. (7) A credible report to the department about an incident by local, state, or federal agencies or the public, and or on publicly accessible platforms.
2. (b) In response to a Preliminary Information Notice the manufacturer shall provide all information requested by the department, which may include, but is not limited to, the following: identification of all incidents of the type described; description of the incident(s), including any contributing factors that led to or caused the incident; visual evidence, such as photographs, videos, or other documentation; date and time of the incident; latitude and longitude coordinates; vehicle identification number; software version number of the automated driving system equipped to the vehicle; other vehicles and/or road users involved; measures taken to resolve the incident; and any remediation to mitigate risk of any future occurrence of the incident.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 38750, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 11701, 11713 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).