Phase I Driverless Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Program Advice Letter Status
Pursuant to General Order 96-B requiring the reviewing industry to publish and keep current an advice letter status report on the Commission's website, CPED is providing the following information on the status of all open, closed, and suspended AV program advice letters.
The following reports will be updated within 30 days of any new filing, suspension, or extension and any change of status of an advice letter, including disposition or withdrawal of the advice letter.
Note on Advice Letter Suspensions: Advice Letters are commonly suspended for additional review by staff. The suspension deadline is the maximum time allotted and staff may issue a disposition or resolution at any time before the deadline. An Advice Letter suspension does not impact a carrier's existing CPUC authorities to operate.
This page was last updated on March 13, 2024.
Status of All Advice Letters:
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Filed By |
Advice Letter No. |
Date Filed |
Subject |
Protests, Responses, and Replies |
Suspension Status |
Disposition Issued |
Effective Date |
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| Cruise LLC |
1 | 11/5/2021 | Cruise LLC, AL No. 1, requesting authorization for Phase I Driverless Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service Deployment in compliance with D.20-11-046 (as modified by D.21-05-017) | N/A |
June 2, 2022 |
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| Waymo LLC | 1 | 12/12/2022 | Waymo LLC, AL No. 1, requesting authorization for Phase I Driverless Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service Deployment in compliance with D.20-11-046 (as modified by D.21-05-017) |
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N/A | August 10, 2023 | ||
| Cruise LLC | 2 | 12/16/2022 |
Cruise LLC, AL No. 2, requesting authorization for service expansion under its Phase 1 Driverless Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service Deployment Permit per D.20-11-046 (as modified by D.21-05-017) and TL-19137 |
N/A |
August 10, 2023 Currently stayed per D.23-11-052 |
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| Waymo LLC | 2 | 1/19/2024 | Waymo LLC, AL No. 2, requesting approval of Waymo’s updated Passenger Safety Plan in connection with Waymo's expanded deployment ODD |
N/A |
March 1, 2024 | |||
*Note on Requests for Commission Review: Per Rule 7.6.3 of General Order 96-B, certain stakeholders may request Commission review of an Industry Division disposition. Accordingly, CPED will prepare a proposed resolution for consideration by the Commission. Approved advice letters remain in effect pending Commission action.
Filings Related to AV Resolutions:
On August 16, 2023, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, and the San Francisco Planning Department (collectively, San Francisco) filed motions requesting the Commission stay the authorizations granted in Resolutions TL-19144 and TL-19145, which respectively approved Waymo LLC Advice Letter 1 and Cruise LLC Advice Letter 2. Responses to the motions were served on August 31, 2023.
On September 11, 2023, San Francisco filed applications for rehearing of Resolutions TL-19144 and TL-19145.
Documents related to the motions and applications for rehearing are available at the links below:
- A.23-09-015: Resolution TL-19144 (Waymo)
- A.23-09-014: Resolution TL-19145 (Cruise)