Section 14107 Of Article 1. General From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The department, in coordination with the Department of
the California Highway Patrol, may conduct testing of technologies
that enable drivers to safely operate motor vehicles with less than
100 feet between each vehicle or combination of vehicles.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 21705 of the Vehicle Code or any other
provision of law, motor vehicles participating in testing of those
technologies pursuant to subdivision (a) may be operated with less
than 100 feet between each vehicle or combination of those vehicles.
(c) The department may only use motor vehicles and streets and
highways in testing conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) that the
Department of the California Highway Patrol authorizes for those
uses.
(d) The department shall report its findings from the testing
conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Legislature on or before
July 1, 2017. The report required by this subdivision shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends
that date.