Autonomous vehicles - Oregon

Type of vehicles allowed

• Non-CMV: Yes
• CMV: Yes

Automation level allowed: SAE Level 3

Testing only: Yes. The Office of Innovative Funding will work with any company that is interested in bringing automated vehicles to Oregon. Oregon has a voluntary testing notification form to initiate the exchange of information between autonomous vehicle (AV) manufacturers and Oregon's Department of Transportation (ODOT).

Oregon does not currently regulate AV testing, but the voluntary notification process allows ODOT to provide safety information to interested companies on work zones and lane closures on proposed test routes and dates. It also enables the DOT to solicit feedback from AV system developers on how to engage with the industry and to track the progress of AV testing in the state.

Platooning: Yes. Oregon allows automated vehicle platooning for vehicles operating as part of a connected automated braking system. It defines “connected automated braking system” as a system that uses vehicle-to-vehicle communication to electronically coordinate the braking of a lead vehicle with the braking of one or more following vehicles. The platooning exemption does not differentiate between vehicle classes.

Full operation: No

Permit required: No. Must submit Voluntary Notification of Automated Vehicle Testing form to ODOT's Office of Innovation.

Miscellaneous: ODOT is the lead agency coordinating autonomous vehicle programs and policies in Oregon, as designated by the Legislature in House Bill 4063 of 2018.