Full Text of SB1432 100th General Assembly
SB1432sam001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Martin A. Sandoval Filed: 3/10/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1432
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1432 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Autonomous Vehicle Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the | 7 | | following definitions apply: | 8 | | "Automated driving system" means hardware and software | 9 | | that are collectively capable, without intervention or | 10 | | supervision by a human operator, of performing all aspects of | 11 | | the dynamic driving task for a vehicle, on a part-time or | 12 | | full-time basis, and any fallback maneuvers necessary to | 13 | | respond to the system's failure. | 14 | | "Dynamic driving task" means: | 15 | | (1) operational aspects of a driving task including, | 16 | | but not limited to, steering, braking, acceleration, and |
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| 1 | | monitoring the vehicle and roadway; and | 2 | | (2) tactical aspects of a driving task including, but | 3 | | not limited to, responding to events, determining when to | 4 | | change lanes, turning, using signals, and other related | 5 | | actions. | 6 | | "Dynamic driving task" does not include strategic aspects of a | 7 | | driving task including, but not limited to, determining | 8 | | destinations. | 9 | | "Human operator" means a natural person in a vehicle with | 10 | | immediate access to controls for steering, braking, and | 11 | | acceleration. | 12 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary of State. | 13 | | Section 10. Operation of automated driving system equipped | 14 | | vehicles; requirements. Subject to the provisions of this Act, | 15 | | an automated driving system equipped vehicle may drive or | 16 | | operate upon the highways of this State with the automated | 17 | | driving system engaged for testing, a transportation service, | 18 | | or any other use, regardless of whether a human operator is | 19 | | physically present in the automated driving system equipped | 20 | | vehicle. An automated driving system equipped vehicle shall be | 21 | | capable of operating in compliance with applicable traffic and | 22 | | motor vehicle laws of this State and shall comply with any | 23 | | applicable federal law. | 24 | | Prior to initiating the testing of automated driving system | 25 | | equipped vehicles in a municipality, a person shall provide a |
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| 1 | | notice of intent to test to the corporate authorities of the | 2 | | municipality. | 3 | | Section 15. Traffic and motor vehicle laws. | 4 | | (a) When engaged, the automated driving system shall be | 5 | | considered the driver or operator for purposes of assessing | 6 | | conformance to applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws. | 7 | | (b) When engaged, an automated driving system shall be | 8 | | deemed to satisfy any physical acts required of a driver or | 9 | | operator including, but not limited to those required under | 10 | | Section 6-112 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. No motor vehicle | 11 | | laws of this State shall prohibit an automated driving system | 12 | | from being the operator or driver of a motor vehicle. | 13 | | (c) No motor vehicle laws of this State shall require a | 14 | | licensed human driver to operate a vehicle that is being | 15 | | operated by an automated driving system under this Section. | 16 | | (d) Section 6-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code shall not | 17 | | apply to an engaged automated driving system or to a person | 18 | | operating an automated driving system equipped vehicle with the | 19 | | automated driving system engaged. | 20 | | (e) Automated driving system equipped vehicles shall be | 21 | | insured as required under the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 22 | | (f) Liability for incidents involving an automated driving | 23 | | system equipped vehicle shall be determined under existing | 24 | | product liability law, common law negligence principles, or | 25 | | other federal, State, or local law. Nothing in this Act is |
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| 1 | | intended to affect, alter, or amend any right, obligation, | 2 | | liability, or damage apportionment mechanism under existing | 3 | | product liability law, common law negligence, or other | 4 | | applicable law, or to otherwise contravene or alter rights and | 5 | | duties under any existing law, agreement, rule, regulation, or | 6 | | treaty. | 7 | | (g) An automated driving system shall be deemed to be in | 8 | | compliance with all applicable requirements under Sections | 9 | | 11-401, 11-402, 11-403, 11-404, and 11-407 of the Illinois | 10 | | Vehicle Code if the vehicle owner or person on behalf of the | 11 | | vehicle owner promptly contacts a law enforcement agency to | 12 | | report a crash or if the automated driving system equipped | 13 | | vehicle has the capability of alerting a law enforcement agency | 14 | | of the crash. | 15 | | (h) The requirements under Section 12-603.1 of the Illinois | 16 | | Vehicle Code shall be the responsibility of and apply only to | 17 | | human occupants of a motor vehicle. The requirements of the | 18 | | Child Passenger Protection Act shall be the responsibility of | 19 | | and apply only to the parent or guardian of the child or, if | 20 | | the child's parent or guardian is not present, the person | 21 | | accompanying the child. | 22 | | (i) The provisions of Section 11-1401 of the Illinois | 23 | | Vehicle Code shall not apply to an automated driving system or | 24 | | automated driving system equipped vehicle when the automated | 25 | | driving system is engaged. | 26 | | (j) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, automated |
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| 1 | | driving systems, automated driving system equipped vehicles, | 2 | | and any commercial use of an automated driving system equipped | 3 | | vehicle are governed exclusively by this Act. | 4 | | Section 20. Home rule. The regulation of automated driving | 5 | | system equipped vehicles is the exclusive power and function of | 6 | | the State. A home rule unit may not regulate automated driving | 7 | | system equipped vehicles that otherwise comply with all laws of | 8 | | the home rule unit. This Section is a denial and limitation of | 9 | | home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Article | 10 | | VII of the Illinois Constitution.
| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 12 | | becoming law.".
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