2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB405: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles - Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements

Legislative Summary

Requiring a human safety operator to be present in certain fully autonomous vehicles operating on highways in the State; requiring a manufacturer of a fully autonomous vehicle to submit to the Motor Vehicle Administration an incident report on any vehicle collision, certain citations for traffic violations, any disengagement event, or any assault or harassment of a passenger or human safety operator that occurs in the State and involves a fully autonomous vehicle under certain circumstances; etc.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
2/10/2025
Withdrawn by Sponsor
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/20/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/21/2025125.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB