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This bill, titled the Automated Driving Systems Development Act, establishes a framework for pilot projects involving highly automated vehicles, which are vehicles capable of performing the entire driving task without human intervention (levels 4 or 5 automation). Autonomous vehicle operators, defined as businesses or individuals operating these vehicles for testing, must adhere to all federal and state laws, and if offering services like ridesharing, must also comply with municipal ordinances. To participate, operators must meet eligibility requirements, including proper vehicle registration and insurance, and develop detailed plans for interacting with law enforcement and first responders, including schematics of electrical systems and battery hazards. Applications for pilot projects require extensive information about the vehicles, operational design domains (specific conditions under which the vehicles will operate, limited to Cook, St. Clair, and Madison Counties), and a $2,500 fee. A review committee within the Department of Transportation, composed of representatives from various state agencies, industry, and public interest groups, will review applications and incident reports, making recommendations to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State will develop a driving test for these vehicles and has the authority to issue, suspend, or revoke permits based on safety concerns, recommendations from the review committee, or repeated permit suspensions. Operators are required to report crashes and other incidents, share extensive data including videos and sensor data, and maintain a public information portal with details about their vehicles and operations, while being prohibited from selling or sharing "evaluation data" (data collected during testing) for purposes other than their own system development.

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https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3308&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104