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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Automated Motor Vehicle Study and Report Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions.

 As used in this Act:
7    "Automated motor vehicle" means a vehicle capable of 
8operating in full automation mode, or the unconditional, 
9full-time performance by an automated driving system of all 
10aspects of the dynamic driving task, as defined by the Society 
11of Automotive Engineers in its information report J3016-2014.

 
12    Section 10. The Automated Motor Vehicle Study and Report.

 
13    (a)     There is hereby created the Automated Motor Vehicle 
14Study and Report.


15    (b)     The Secretary of State shall conduct a study on the 
16feasibility of the operation of automated motor vehicles in 
17this State and produce a report on its findings. The report 
18shall include but not be limited to the following:


19        (1)   research on whether automated motor vehicles 
20    reduce traffic fatalities and crashes by reducing or 
21    eliminating driver error;


22        (2)   research on whether automated motor vehicles 
 
 
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1    reduce congestion and improve fuel economy through better 
2    utilization of existing highway capacity and more 
3    efficient operation of a vehicle's acceleration and 
4    braking controls; and


5        (3)   recommendations on which, if any, current laws 
6    should be amended to accommodate the introduction or 
7    testing of automated motor vehicles in this State.


8    (c)     The Secretary shall submit the report and 
9recommendations, including recommended legislative action, to 
10the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 1, 
112016.

 
12    Section 15. Expiration.  This Act is repealed on January 1, 
132017.

 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.