The State of California has issued guidelines for laws governing autonomous vehicles that will go into effect September 16. Rules for public use of driverless cars will be ready by January 2015.
DMV will begin accepting applications on July 1, 2014. A $150 Non-refundable application fee includes permits for 10 vehicles and 20 drivers/operators per application. The application requires the make, model and vehicle identification numbers of the cars being tested.