Brett Miller voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Increases Production of Highly Automated Vehicles
Vote to pass a bill that increases production of highly automated vehicles.
Specifies definitions as the following (Page 2-3):
“Automated driving system or ADS” as hardware and software capable of driving tasks;
“Bodily injury” as impairment of physical condition or pain;
“Certificate holder” as those holding a certificate related to automated driving;
“Highly automated work zone vehicle” as work vehicle equipped with ADS; and
“Platoon” as a group of buses or military vehicles with electronically coordinated speeds.
Amends Section 3 of former law about eligible licensing (Page 4).
Amends to restrict platoons to having 3 vehicles that travel only by limited access highways (Page 6).
Specifies theft of a catalytic converter and its criminal categories as the following (Page 7):
If the converter is under $50, it is a misdemeanor in the third;
If the converter is over $50-$200, it is a misdemeanor in the second;
If the converter is $200-$1,000, it is a misdemeanor in the first; and
If the converter is over $1,000, it is a felony in the third.
Authorizes automatic vehicles with an ADS system to stay at the scene of an accident (Page 9).
Prohibits automatic vehicles from being subject to equipment laws or regulations (Page 12).
Establishes that the advisory committee must submit a report that includes (Page 18):
Benefits and implications to the workforce;
Economic benefits and implications;
Improvements to accessibility and mobility for disabled person;
Improvement to mobility of general public; and
Suggested changes to laws.
Establishes that the department must work with police to determine outside identifiers on a vehicle (Page 26).
Establishes that certificate holder must respond to damages or liability in accident (Page 27).
Prohibits the need for a license or approval if the vehicle is not for commercial use (Page 29).
Title: Increases Production of Highly Automated Vehicles