Autonomous vehicles have already entered the public road testing stage in China，and departmental regulations and local normative documents constitute the current legal and regulatory system for road testing. Autonomous vehicle road test specifications stipulate the test subject，test driver，test vehicle，test application，test review，and test management. However，the existing specifications are not highly compatible with the national standards for the classification of automatic driving automation；the level of specifications is low and conflicts with many laws. And combined with the development approach from road testing of autonomous vehicles to commercialization，there is a certain “tension” relationship between technological development and legal regulations. The resolution of related issues still relies on the continuous updating of the legal system. Under the background that the conditions for national unified legislation are still immature，combined with the relevant provisions of the Legislation Law，experimental legislation for local pilots and advance legislation is feasible. In the process of making local legislation，the legislative thinking of “experimental” and “gradual” should be upheld，and safety and supervision should be emphasized in the content of legislation.