With enough data from citations, the DMV can better track vehicle safety and adjust permit operations, according to Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco). If a company racks up enough citations, it could lose its DMV permit to deploy vehicles on roadways.
AB 1777 was authored by Ting and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom into law on Friday. The new law also gives firefighters and police officers geofencing tools aimed at preventing AV cars from driving through yellow caution tape and into emergency scenes.