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Committee advances bill making AV manufacturers responsible for violations by driverless vehicles

California State Assembly Transportation Committee · April 6, 2026
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Summary

AB 21 93 would place responsibility for traffic violations by fully driverless vehicles on the manufacturer of the autonomous driving system when no human driver is present. Labor and transit operator groups supported the change as restoring enforcement parity; witnesses urged care over compounding penalties.

Assemblymember Tai introduced AB 21 93 as a measure to clarify who is responsible when a fully driverless vehicle commits a traffic violation. The sponsor told the committee the bill ‘‘ensures that the manufacturer of autonomous vehicle technology is responsible for any traffic…

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