AV Safety Data Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced
Summary
Standardized incident reporting for autonomous vehicles. The bill would require covered manufacturers and operators to submit monthly, detailed data to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), publish machine-readable datasets, limit driver-identifying data for Level 2 systems, and allow a review of reporting rules after 10 years.
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- Families and road users would get public access to granular data on collisions and defined "unplanned stoppage" events, including location, time, vehicle details, impacts on vulnerable road users, and the 30-second window around incidents.
- Covered manufacturers and operators would have to file monthly reports disaggregated by make, model, major software version, miles traveled, road type, and other details. NHTSA must issue regulations within 90 days after enactment specifying required submissions.
- Researchers, safety advocates, and regulators would see submissions published in machine-readable form within 120 days after enactment. The bill lets the agency reduce or rescind reporting requirements after 10 years if appropriate.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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New safety data rules for automated vehicles
This bill would require NHTSA to issue reporting rules within 90 days. Covered vehicle makers and operators would have to send monthly reports about the previous month. Reports would show miles driven by make, model, model year, and major software version. They would also break out miles by road type, State, county, and whether an occupant was present. Reports would list collisions that injured vulnerable road users or occupants of other vehicles. For each unplanned stoppage, reports would include VIN or license plate, date, time, and exact location. They would also include conditions, responder involvement, event description, resolution, interventions, and timing in seconds. Level 2 driver-assist data would be limited to when the system was engaged or the 30 seconds before a stoppage. Level 2 reports could not include personally identifiable information about a human driver. NHTSA would publish all submitted data in machine-readable files starting 120 days after enactment. Ten years after enactment, NHTSA could narrow or rescind the reporting rules.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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