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	12	+	Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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14	21		AN ACT CONCERNING AU TOMATED DRIVING SYST EM EQUIPPED
15	22		VEHICLES.
16	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	24		Assembly convened:
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19	26		Section 1. Section 13a-260 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
20	27		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
21	28		(a) For the purposes of this section: 3
22	29		(1) ["Fully autonomous vehicle"] "ADS-equipped vehicle" means a 4
23	30		motor vehicle that is equipped with an automated driving system; [, 5
24	31		designed to function without an operator and classified as level four or 6
25	32		level five by SAE J3016;] 7
26	33		(2) "Automated driving system" or "ADS" means the hardware and 8
27	34		software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic 9
28	35		driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether the automated 10
29	36		driving system is limited to a specific operational design domain; 11
30	37		(3) "Driver" means a user who performs in real-time part or all of the 12
31		-	dynamic driving tasks or dynamic driving task fallback for a vehicle; 13
32		-	(4) "Driving automation system" means the hardware and software 14
33		-	that are collectively capable of performing part or all of the dynamic 15
34		-	driving tasks on a sustained basis; 16 Substitute Bill No. 6486
	38	+	dynamic driving tasks or dynamic driving tasks fallback for a vehicle; 13 Raised Bill No. 6486
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41		-	[(3)] (5) "Dynamic driving task" means the real-time operational and 17
42		-	tactical functions required to operate a motor vehicle on highways, 18
43		-	excluding the strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection 19
44		-	of destinations and waypoints; 20
45		-	(6) "Dynamic driving task fallback" means the response by the user 21
46		-	to either perform the dynamic driving task or achieve a minimal risk 22
47		-	condition after occurrence of a dynamic driving task performance-23
48		-	relevant system failure or upon operational design domain exit, or the 24
49		-	response by an automated driving system to achieve minimal risk 25
50		-	condition; 26
51		-	(7) "Fallback-ready user" means the user of a vehicle equipped with 27
52		-	an engaged level three or conditional driving automation system who is 28
53		-	able to (A) operate the vehicle and is receptive to automated driving 29
54		-	system-issued requests to intervene, and (B) identify dynamic driving 30
55		-	task performance-relevant system failures in the vehicle compelling the 31
56		-	user to perform the dynamic driving task fallback; 32
57		-	(8) "Level three or conditional driving automation" means the 33
58		-	sustained and operational design domain-specific performance by an 34
59		-	automated driving system of the entire dynamic driving task with the 35
60		-	expectation that the dynamic driving task fallback-ready user is 36
61		-	receptive to automated driving system-issued requests to intervene and 37
62		-	to dynamic driving task performance-relevant system failures in other 38
63		-	vehicle systems and will respond appropriately; 39
64		-	(9) "Minimal risk condition" means a condition to which a user or an 40
65		-	automated driving system may bring a vehicle after performing the 41
66		-	dynamic driving task fallback to reduce the risk of a crash when a given 42
67		-	trip cannot or should not be completed; 43
68		-	(10) "Operate" means the activities performed by an operator or by an 44
69		-	automated driving system to perform the entire dynamic driving task 45
70		-	for a vehicle during a trip; 46
71		-	[(4)] (11) "Operational design domain" means [a description of the 47 Substitute Bill No. 6486
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	44	+	(4) "Driving automation" means the performance by hardware and 14
	45	+	software of part or all of the dynamic driving tasks on a sustained basis; 15
	46	+	(5) "Driving automation system" means the hardware and software 16
	47	+	that are collectively capable of performing part or all of the dynamic 17
	48	+	driving tasks on a sustained basis; 18
	49	+	[(3)] (6) "Dynamic driving task" means the real-time operational and 19
	50	+	tactical functions required to operate a motor vehicle on highways, 20
	51	+	excluding the strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection 21
	52	+	of destinations and waypoints; 22
	53	+	(7) "Dynamic driving task fallback" means the response by the user 23
	54	+	to either perform the dynamic driving task or achieve a minimal risk 24
	55	+	condition after occurrence of a dynamic driving task performance-25
	56	+	relevant system failure or upon operational design domain exit, or the 26
	57	+	response by an automated driving system to achieve minimal risk 27
	58	+	condition; 28
	59	+	(8) "Fallback-ready user" means the user of a vehicle equipped with 29
	60	+	an engaged level three or conditional driving automation system who is 30
	61	+	able to (A) operate the vehicle and is receptive to automated driving 31
	62	+	system-issued requests to intervene, and (B) evident dynamic driving 32
	63	+	task performance-relevant system failures in the vehicle compelling the 33
	64	+	user to perform the dynamic driving task fallback; 34
	65	+	(9) "Level three or conditional driving automation" means the 35
	66	+	sustained and operational design domain-specific performance by an 36
	67	+	automated driving system of the entire dynamic driving task with the 37
	68	+	expectation that the dynamic driving task fallback-ready user is 38
	69	+	receptive to automated driving system-issued requests to intervene and 39
	70	+	to dynamic driving task performance-relevant system failures in other 40
	71	+	vehicle systems and will respond appropriately; 41
	72	+	(10) "Minimal risk condition" means a condition to which a user or an 42
	73	+	automated driving system may bring a vehicle after performing the 43
	74	+	dynamic driving task fallback to reduce the risk of a crash when a given 44 Raised Bill No. 6486
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78		-	operating domains in which an automated driving system is] the 48
79		-	operating conditions under which a driving automation system, or 49
80		-	feature of such system, is specifically designed to function, including, 50
81		-	but not limited to, [geographic, roadway,] environmental, [and speed 51
82		-	limitations] geographical and time-of-day restrictions and the requisite 52
83		-	presence or absence of certain traffic or roadway conditions; 53
84		-	[(5) "SAE J3016" means the "Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms 54
85		-	Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles" 55
86		-	published by SAE International in September 2016;] 56
87		-	[(6)] (12) "Operator" means [the person who causes the automated 57
88		-	driving system to engage while physically inside the fully autonomous 58
89		-	vehicle] a driver or automated driving system that operates a motor 59
90		-	vehicle; 60
91		-	[(7) "Autonomous vehicle tester" means an autonomous vehicle 61
92		-	manufacturer, institution of higher education, fleet service provider or 62
93		-	automotive equipment or technology provider; 63
94		-	(8) "Fleet service provider" means a person or entity that owns or 64
95		-	leases a fully autonomous vehicle and operates such fully autonomous 65
96		-	vehicle for commercial or public use; 66
97		-	(9) "Autonomous vehicle manufacturer" means: (A) A person or 67
98		-	entity that builds or sells fully autonomous vehicles; (B) a person or 68
99		-	entity that installs automated driving systems in motor vehicles that are 69
100		-	not originally built as fully autonomous vehicles; or (C) a person or 70
101		-	entity that develops automated driving systems in fully autonomous 71
102		-	vehicles or motor vehicles that are not originally built as fully 72
103		-	autonomous vehicles; 73
104		-	(10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 74
105		-	Management; and] 75
106		-	(13) "Request to intervene" means notification by an automated 76
107		-	driving system to a fallback-ready user indicating that the fallback-77 Substitute Bill No. 6486
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	80	+	trip cannot or should not be completed; 45
	81	+	(11) "Operate" means the activities performed by an operator or by an 46
	82	+	automated driving system to perform the entire dynamic driving task 47
	83	+	for a vehicle during a trip; 48
	84	+	[(4)] (12) "Operational design domain" means [a description of the 49
	85	+	operating domains in which an automated driving system is] the 50
	86	+	operating conditions under which a driving automation system, or 51
	87	+	feature of such system, is specifically designed to function, including, 52
	88	+	but not limited to, [geographic, roadway,] environmental, [and speed 53
	89	+	limitations] geographical and time-of-day restrictions and the requisite 54
	90	+	presence or absence of certain traffic or roadway conditions; 55
	91	+	[(5) "SAE J3016" means the "Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms 56
	92	+	Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles" 57
	93	+	published by SAE International in September 2016;] 58
	94	+	[(6)] (13) "Operator" means [the person who causes the automated 59
	95	+	driving system to engage while physically inside the fully autonomous 60
	96	+	vehicle] a driver or automated driving system that operates a motor 61
	97	+	vehicle; 62
	98	+	[(7) "Autonomous vehicle tester" means an autonomous vehicle 63
	99	+	manufacturer, institution of higher education, fleet service provider or 64
	100	+	automotive equipment or technology provider; 65
	101	+	(8) "Fleet service provider" means a person or entity that owns or 66
	102	+	leases a fully autonomous vehicle and operates such fully autonomous 67
	103	+	vehicle for commercial or public use; 68
	104	+	(9) "Autonomous vehicle manufacturer" means: (A) A person or 69
	105	+	entity that builds or sells fully autonomous vehicles; (B) a person or 70
	106	+	entity that installs automated driving systems in motor vehicles that are 71
	107	+	not originally built as fully autonomous vehicles; or (C) a person or 72
	108	+	entity that develops automated driving systems in fully autonomous 73
	109	+	vehicles or motor vehicles that are not originally built as fully 74 Raised Bill No. 6486
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114		-	ready user should promptly perform the dynamic driving task fallback, 78
115		-	which may entail resuming manual operation of the vehicle or achieving 79
116		-	a minimal risk condition; 80
117		-	(14) "System failure" means a malfunction in an automated driving 81
118		-	system or other vehicle system that prevents the automated driving 82
119		-	system from reliably performing the portion of the dynamic driving task 83
120		-	on a sustained basis, including the complete dynamic driving task, that 84
121		-	it would otherwise perform; 85
122		-	(15) "Testing" means operating a motor vehicle equipped with an 86
123		-	automated driving system for the purpose of demonstrating or 87
124		-	evaluating the automated driving system on highways; 88
125		-	(16) "Trip" means the traversal of an entire travel pathway by a 89
126		-	vehicle from the point of origin to a destination; 90
127		-	(17) "User" means a person who performs the human role in driving 91
128		-	automation; and 92
129		-	[(11)] (18) "Highway", ["limited access highway", and] "motor 93
130		-	vehicle", "operator's license" and "owner" have the same meanings as 94
131		-	defined in section 14-1. 95
132		-	[(b) The Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the 96
133		-	Departments of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency 97
134		-	Services and Public Protection, shall establish a pilot program for not 98
135		-	more than four municipalities to allow autonomous vehicle testers to 99
136		-	test fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of such municipalities. 100
137		-	Municipalities shall apply to the Secretary of the Office of Policy 101
138		-	Management in the manner and form directed by the secretary for 102
139		-	inclusion in the pilot program. The secretary shall select at least one 103
140		-	municipality with a population of at least one hundred twenty 104
141		-	thousand, but not more than one hundred twenty-four thousand, and 105
142		-	one municipality with a population of at least one hundred thousand, 106
143		-	as enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial census. 107 Substitute Bill No. 6486
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	115	+	autonomous vehicles; 75
	116	+	(10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 76
	117	+	Management; and] 77
	118	+	(14) "Request to intervene" means notification by an automated 78
	119	+	driving system to a fallback-ready user indicating that the fallback-79
	120	+	ready user should promptly perform the dynamic driving task fallback, 80
	121	+	which may entail resuming manual operation of the vehicle or achieving 81
	122	+	a minimal risk condition; 82
	123	+	(15) "System failure" means a malfunction in a driving automation 83
	124	+	system or other vehicle system that prevents the driving automatic 84
	125	+	system from reliably performing the portion of the dynamic driving task 85
	126	+	on a sustained basis, including the complete dynamic driving task, that 86
	127	+	it would otherwise perform; 87
	128	+	(16) "Testing" means operating a motor vehicle equipped with an 88
	129	+	automated driving system for the purpose of demonstrating or 89
	130	+	evaluating the automated driving system on highways; 90
	131	+	(17) "Trip" means the traversal of an entire travel pathway by a 91
	132	+	vehicle from the point of origin to a destination; 92
	133	+	(18) "User" means a person who performs the human role in driving 93
	134	+	automation; and 94
	135	+	[(11)] (19) "Highway", ["limited access highway", and] "motor 95
	136	+	vehicle", "operator's license" and "owner" have the same meanings as 96
	137	+	defined in section 14-1. 97
	138	+	[(b) The Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the 98
	139	+	Departments of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency 99
	140	+	Services and Public Protection, shall establish a pilot program for not 100
	141	+	more than four municipalities to allow autonomous vehicle testers to 101
	142	+	test fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of such municipalities. 102
	143	+	Municipalities shall apply to the Secretary of the Office of Policy 103
	144	+	Management in the manner and form directed by the secretary for 104 Raised Bill No. 6486
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150		-	(c) The chief elected official or chief executive officer of a municipality 108
151		-	selected by the secretary shall select and enter into a written agreement 109
152		-	with an autonomous vehicle tester or autonomous vehicle testers to test 110
153		-	fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of the municipality. Such 111
154		-	agreement shall, at a minimum: (1) Specify the locations and routes 112
155		-	where such fully autonomous vehicles may operate; (2) prohibit the 113
156		-	operation of such fully autonomous vehicles outside such locations and 114
157		-	routes except in the case of an emergency; (3) identify each fully 115
158		-	autonomous vehicle to be tested by vehicle identification number, make, 116
159		-	year and model; and (4) specify the hours of operation of such fully 117
160		-	autonomous vehicles. 118
161		-	(d) An autonomous vehicle tester shall not test a fully autonomous 119
162		-	vehicle in a municipality unless: 120
163		-	(1) The operator is: (A) Physically inside the fully autonomous 121
164		-	vehicle; (B) monitoring the operation of such fully autonomous vehicle; 122
165		-	(C) capable of taking immediate manual control of such fully 123
166		-	autonomous vehicle; (D) an employee, independent contractor or other 124
167		-	person designated and trained by the autonomous vehicle tester 125
168		-	concerning the capabilities and limitations of such fully autonomous 126
169		-	vehicle; and (E) a holder of an operator's license; 127
170		-	(2) The autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Registers each fully 128
171		-	autonomous vehicle to be tested with the Commissioner of Motor 129
172		-	Vehicles pursuant to section 14-12; and (B) submits to the commissioner, 130
173		-	in a manner and form directed by the commissioner, proof of liability 131
174		-	insurance, self-insurance or a surety bond of at least five million dollars 132
175		-	for damages by reason of bodily injury, death or property damage 133
176		-	caused by a fully autonomous vehicle; and 134
177		-	(3) The operator and autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Comply with any 135
178		-	provision of the general statutes or any ordinance of a municipality 136
179		-	concerning the operation of motor vehicles; (B) comply with standards 137
180		-	established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 138
181		-	regarding fully autonomous vehicles; and (C) satisfy any other 139 Substitute Bill No. 6486
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	150	+	inclusion in the pilot program. The secretary shall select at least one 105
	151	+	municipality with a population of at least one hundred twenty 106
	152	+	thousand, but not more than one hundred twenty-four thousand, and 107
	153	+	one municipality with a population of at least one hundred thousand, 108
	154	+	as enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial census. 109
	155	+	(c) The chief elected official or chief executive officer of a municipality 110
	156	+	selected by the secretary shall select and enter into a written agreement 111
	157	+	with an autonomous vehicle tester or autonomous vehicle testers to test 112
	158	+	fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of the municipality. Such 113
	159	+	agreement shall, at a minimum: (1) Specify the locations and routes 114
	160	+	where such fully autonomous vehicles may operate; (2) prohibit the 115
	161	+	operation of such fully autonomous vehicles outside such locations and 116
	162	+	routes except in the case of an emergency; (3) identify each fully 117
	163	+	autonomous vehicle to be tested by vehicle identification number, make, 118
	164	+	year and model; and (4) specify the hours of operation of such fully 119
	165	+	autonomous vehicles. 120
	166	+	(d) An autonomous vehicle tester shall not test a fully autonomous 121
	167	+	vehicle in a municipality unless: 122
	168	+	(1) The operator is: (A) Physically inside the fully autonomous 123
	169	+	vehicle; (B) monitoring the operation of such fully autonomous vehicle; 124
	170	+	(C) capable of taking immediate manual control of such fully 125
	171	+	autonomous vehicle; (D) an employee, independent contractor or other 126
	172	+	person designated and trained by the autonomous vehicle tester 127
	173	+	concerning the capabilities and limitations of such fully autonomous 128
	174	+	vehicle; and (E) a holder of an operator's license; 129
	175	+	(2) The autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Registers each fully 130
	176	+	autonomous vehicle to be tested with the Commissioner of Motor 131
	177	+	Vehicles pursuant to section 14-12; and (B) submits to the commissioner, 132
	178	+	in a manner and form directed by the commissioner, proof of liability 133
	179	+	insurance, self-insurance or a surety bond of at least five million dollars 134
	180	+	for damages by reason of bodily injury, death or property damage 135
	181	+	caused by a fully autonomous vehicle; and 136 Raised Bill No. 6486
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188		-	requirement as determined by the secretary, in consultation with the 140
189		-	Commissioners of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency 141
190		-	Services and Public Protection, as necessary to ensure the safe operation 142
191		-	of such fully autonomous vehicle. 143
192		-	(e) No autonomous vehicle tester shall test a fully autonomous 144
193		-	vehicle on any limited access highway. 145
194		-	(f) The secretary may immediately prohibit an operator or 146
195		-	autonomous vehicle tester from testing a fully autonomous vehicle if the 147
196		-	secretary, in consultation with the Commissioners of Motor Vehicles, 148
197		-	Transportation and Emergency Services and Public Protec tion, 149
198		-	determines that such testing poses a risk to public safety or that such 150
199		-	operator or autonomous vehicle tester fails to comply with the 151
200		-	provisions of this section or with the requirements of the pilot program. 152
201		-	(g) An autonomous vehicle tester that participates in the pilot 153
202		-	program shall provide information to the secretary and the task force 154
203		-	established pursuant to section 2 of public act 17-69* that the secretary 155
204		-	and task force deem to be appropriate for measuring the performance 156
205		-	of the pilot program. The autonomous vehicle tester may withhold any 157
206		-	commercially valuable, confidential or proprietary information. 158
207		-	(h) Not later than July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the secretary 159
208		-	shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General 160
209		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in 161
210		-	accordance with section 11-4a, concerning the implementation and 162
211		-	progress of the pilot program.] 163
212		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of 164
213		-	Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy 165
214		-	and Management and the Commissioners of Motor Vehicles, Insurance 166
215		-	and Emergency Services and Public Protection, shall establish a 167
216		-	program to test and operate ADS-equipped vehicles on highways in the 168
217		-	state. The commissioners and secretary shall (1) consider 169
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	187	+	(3) The operator and autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Comply with any 137
	188	+	provision of the general statutes or any ordinance of a municipality 138
	189	+	concerning the operation of motor vehicles; (B) comply with standards 139
	190	+	established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 140
	191	+	regarding fully autonomous vehicles; and (C) satisfy any other 141
	192	+	requirement as determined by the secretary, in consultation with the 142
	193	+	Commissioners of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency 143
	194	+	Services and Public Protection, as necessary to ensure the safe operation 144
	195	+	of such fully autonomous vehicle. 145
	196	+	(e) No autonomous vehicle tester shall test a fully autonomous 146
	197	+	vehicle on any limited access highway. 147
	198	+	(f) The secretary may immediately prohibit an operator or 148
	199	+	autonomous vehicle tester from testing a fully autonomous vehicle if the 149
	200	+	secretary, in consultation with the Commissioners of Motor Vehicles, 150
	201	+	Transportation and Emergency Services and Public Protection, 151
	202	+	determines that such testing poses a risk to public safety or that such 152
	203	+	operator or autonomous vehicle tester fails to comply with the 153
	204	+	provisions of this section or with the requirements of the pilot program. 154
	205	+	(g) An autonomous vehicle tester that participates in the pilot 155
	206	+	program shall provide information to the secretary and the task force 156
	207	+	established pursuant to section 2 of public act 17-69* that the secretary 157
	208	+	and task force deem to be appropriate for measuring the performance 158
	209	+	of the pilot program. The autonomous vehicle tester may withhold any 159
	210	+	commercially valuable, confidential or proprietary information. 160
	211	+	(h) Not later than July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the secretary 161
	212	+	shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General 162
	213	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in 163
	214	+	accordance with section 11-4a, concerning the implementation and 164
	215	+	progress of the pilot program.] 165
	216	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of 166
	217	+	Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy 167
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225		-	stakeholders in establishing such program, (2) require an owner of an 171
226		-	ADS-equipped vehicle to submit an application with a safety plan, and 172
227		-	(3) approve an application prior to permitting an owner or driver to test 173
228		-	and operate an ADS-equipped vehicle. 174
229		-	(c) The commissioners and secretary shall jointly adopt regulations, 175
230		-	in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing the 176
231		-	requirements of such program. Such regulations shall, at a minimum, 177
232		-	(1) incorporate any provision of any statute or regulation of this state or 178
233		-	the federal government and national best practices regarding testing 179
234		-	and operating ADS-equipped vehicles on highways, (2) establish 180
235		-	procedures for an application to be submitted by the owner of an ADS-181
236		-	equipped vehicle, (3) require such application to include a safety plan to 182
237		-	manage the risks associated with crashes and driver inattentiveness and 183
238		-	list countermeasures to be undertaken by the owner or the driver of the 184
239		-	ADS-equipped vehicle to manage such risks, and (4) criteria for the 185
240		-	approval or denial of any such application. 186
241		-	(d) Before an ADS-equipped vehicle is tested or operated on a 187
242		-	highway, the owner or the driver of the ADS-equipped vehicle shall: 188
243		-	(1) When required by federal law or regulation, (A) receive 189
244		-	certification that the ADS-equipped vehicle is in compliance with all 190
245		-	applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and regulations, and 191
246		-	(B) place any required certification label, including any reference to an 192
247		-	exception granted under federal law or regulation, on the ADS-193
248		-	equipped vehicle; 194
249		-	(2) Register the ADS-equipped vehicle with the Commissioner of 195
250		-	Motor Vehicles pursuant to section 14-12 or validly register the ADS-196
251		-	equipped vehicle in another state; and 197
252		-	(3) Maintain automobile liability insurance coverage or a surety bond 198
253		-	of at least five million dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury, 199
254		-	death or property damage caused by an ADS-equipped vehicle. 200
255		-	(e) An ADS-equipped vehicle shall comply with any provision of the 201 Substitute Bill No. 6486
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	224	+	and Emergency Services and Public Protection shall establish state-wide 169
	225	+	guidelines and requirements for testing and operating ADS-equipped 170
	226	+	vehicles on highways in the state. Such guidelines and requirements 171
	227	+	shall (1) incorporate any provision of any statute or regulation of this 172
	228	+	state or the federal government and national best practices regarding 173
	229	+	testing and operating ADS-equipped vehicles on highways, (2) consider 174
	230	+	recommendations from the task force established pursuant to section 2 175
	231	+	of public act 17-69, municipalities and other interested stakeholders, and 176
	232	+	(3) be reviewed and revised as necessary. 177
	233	+	(c) Before an ADS-equipped vehicle is tested or operated on a 178
	234	+	highway, the owner or the driver of the ADS-equipped vehicle shall: 179
	235	+	(1) When required by federal law or regulation, (A) receive 180
	236	+	certification that the ADS-equipped vehicle is in compliance with all 181
	237	+	applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and regulations, and 182
	238	+	(B) place any required certification label, including any reference to an 183
	239	+	exception granted under federal law or regulation, on the ADS-184
	240	+	equipped vehicle; 185
	241	+	(2) Register the ADS-equipped vehicle with the Commissioner of 186
	242	+	Motor Vehicles pursuant to section 14-12 or validly register the ADS-187
	243	+	equipped vehicle in another state; and 188
	244	+	(3) Maintain an automobile liability insurance coverage or a surety 189
	245	+	bond of at least five million dollars for damages by reason of bodily 190
	246	+	injury, death or property damage caused by an ADS-equipped vehicle. 191
	247	+	(d) An ADS-equipped vehicle shall comply with any provision of the 192
	248	+	general statutes or any ordinance of a municipality concerning the 193
	249	+	operation of a motor vehicle. 194
	250	+	(e) When an ADS-equipped vehicle is testing or operating on the 195
	251	+	highways of the state and the automated driving system is engaged: 196
	252	+	(1) The automated driving system is the operator and shall perform 197
	253	+	the entire dynamic driving task of the vehicle; 198 Raised Bill No. 6486
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262		-	general statutes or any ordinance of a municipality concerning the 202
263		-	operation of a motor vehicle. 203
264		-	(f) When an ADS-equipped vehicle is testing or operating on the 204
265		-	highways of the state and the automated driving system is engaged: 205
266		-	(1) The automated driving system is the operator and shall perform 206
267		-	the entire dynamic driving task of the vehicle; 207
268		-	(2) The automated driving system is not required to obtain or possess 208
269		-	an operator's license; 209
270		-	(3) The owner of the ADS-equipped vehicle is responsible for 210
271		-	ensuring the compliant operation of the vehicle; 211
272		-	(4) The ADS-equipped vehicle shall operate within the operational 212
273		-	design domain designated by the manufacturer, unless the ADS-213
274		-	equipped vehicle is granted an exemption under federal law or 214
275		-	regulation; and 215
276		-	(5) The automated driving system shall achieve a minimal risk 216
277		-	condition or make a request to intervene if an operational design 217
278		-	domain exit occurs or a system failure occurs that renders the ADS-218
279		-	equipped vehicle unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task 219
280		-	relevant to the intended operational design domain. 220
281		-	(g) If an ADS-equipped vehicle is involved in a crash, the ADS-221
282		-	equipped vehicle shall achieve a minimal risk condition and remain at 222
283		-	the scene of the crash. The owner of the ADS-equipped vehicle, or a 223
284		-	person on behalf of such owner, shall (1) immediately report the crash 224
285		-	to a law enforcement officer and remain at the scene of the crash until 225
286		-	the arrival of a law enforcement officer, and (2) provide the following 226
287		-	information upon request to the law enforcement officer: (A) Proof of 227
288		-	registration and insurance, (B) the driver's operator's license, (C) specific 228
289		-	details of the crash, including the possible cause of the crash, (D) 229
290		-	whether the automated driving system was engaged prior to and at the 230
291		-	time of the crash, and (E) any other information as requested by the law 231 Substitute Bill No. 6486
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	259	+	(2) The automated driving system is not required to obtain or possess 199
	260	+	an operator's license; 200
	261	+	(3) The owner of the ADS-equipped vehicle is responsible for 201
	262	+	ensuring the compliant operation of the vehicle; 202
	263	+	(4) The ADS-equipped vehicle shall operate within the operational 203
	264	+	design domain designated by the manufacturer, unless the ADS-204
	265	+	equipped vehicle is granted an exemption under federal law or 205
	266	+	regulation; and 206
	267	+	(5) The automated driving system shall achieve a minimal risk 207
	268	+	condition or make a request to intervene if an operational design 208
	269	+	domain exit occurs or a system failure occurs that renders the ADS-209
	270	+	equipped vehicle unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task 210
	271	+	relevant to the intended operational design domain. 211
	272	+	(f) If an ADS-equipped vehicle is involved in a crash, the ADS-212
	273	+	equipped vehicle shall achieve a minimal risk condition and remain at 213
	274	+	the scene of the crash. The owner of the ADS-equipped vehicle, or a 214
	275	+	person on behalf of such owner, shall (1) immediately report the crash 215
	276	+	to a law enforcement officer and remain at the scene of the crash until 216
	277	+	the arrival of a law enforcement officer, and (2) provide the following 217
	278	+	information upon request to the law enforcement officer: (A) Proof of 218
	279	+	registration and insurance, (B) the driver's operator's license, (C) specific 219
	280	+	details of the crash, including the possible cause of the crash, (D) 220
	281	+	whether the automated driving system was engaged prior to and at the 221
	282	+	time of the crash, and (E) any other information as requested by the law 222
	283	+	enforcement officer. 223
299	284		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
300	285		sections:
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304		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
305		-	In Subsec. (a), the term "driving automation" was deleted to remove
306		-	redundant language and the subdivisions were renumbered
307		-	accordingly, in Subsec. (a)(7), "evident" was changed to "identify" for
308		-	clarity, in Subsec. (a)(14), "driving automation" was changed to
309		-	"automated driving" for accuracy, in Subsec. (b)(3), "from testing and
310		-	operating" was changed to "to test and operate" for clarity and in
311		-	Subsec. (c), "jointly" was added and "such applications" was changed to
312		-	"any such application" for clarity.
	289	+	Statement of Purpose:
	290	+	To permit the testing and operation of automated driving system
	291	+	equipped vehicles on state highways. Raised Bill No. 6486
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	297	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	298	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	299	+	underlined.]
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