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This bill, titled the "AV Safety Data Act," aims to enhance the reporting of incidents involving certain autonomous vehicles by requiring manufacturers or operators subject to a specific National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) order (Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01) to submit detailed information to NHTSA. This includes data on miles traveled by vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems (ADS) or Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), injuries to vulnerable road users or occupants of other vehicles resulting from collisions, and any "unplanned stoppage events" where a covered vehicle stops unexpectedly on a public road and cannot proceed without assistance, interferes with public transit, law enforcement, or work zones. The bill defines "unplanned stoppage event" to exclude collisions or incidents intentionally caused by human drivers, and specifies that Level 2 ADAS data can only be reported if it was collected while the system was engaged or in the 30 seconds before an unplanned stoppage, and without personally identifiable information about the driver. NHTSA's Administrator will be required to make this submitted information publicly available online in a machine-readable format within 120 days of the bill's enactment, and after 10 years, the Administrator may revise these reporting requirements to be less frequent or comprehensive.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3742/all-info