The Six Companies Testing Fully-Autonomous Cars in California

What we’re showing

This graphic shows which companies are permitted to test fully-autonomous cars (no safety driver) on Californian roads. Information was sourced from the State of California DMV, as of July 2024.

Key takeaways

A mixture of Chinese and American companies are testing fully-autonomous cars in California. Most are backed by larger tech companies such as Amazon or Baidu. 

Safety driver still needed

There is a much longer list of companies testing autonomous vehicles in California that are required to have a safety driver in the vehicle while doing so.

This includes well-known names such as Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Tesla, Qualcomm, and Apple. Tap here to see the full list.