85R10141 AAF-F
By: Pickett H.B. No. 1791
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of connected braking systems to maintain
distance between vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.062, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) An operator of a vehicle equipped with a connected
braking system that is following another vehicle equipped with that
system may be assisted by the system to maintain an assured clear
distance or sufficient space as required by this section. In this
subsection, "connected braking system" means a system by which the
braking of one vehicle is electronically coordinated with the
braking system of a following vehicle.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.