Bill Text: MI SB0996 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Traffic control; traffic regulation; autonomous driving; allow under certain conditions. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 665b.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 24-10)
Status: (Passed) 2016-12-13 - Assigned Pa 0333'16 With Immediate Effect [SB0996 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0996-Engrossed.html
SB-0996, As Passed Senate, September 7, 2016
SENATE BILL No. 996
May 25, 2016, Introduced by Senators KOWALL, JONES, STAMAS, BRANDENBURG, WARREN, HERTEL, COLBECK, SCHMIDT, MARLEAU, HORN and ANANICH and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Investment.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 665b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 665b. (1) A motor vehicle manufacturer may participate in
a SAVE project if it self-certifies to all of the following:
(a) That it is a motor vehicle manufacturer. A person that is
not a motor vehicle manufacturer may not participate in a SAVE
project.
(b) That each vehicle in the participating fleet is owned or
controlled by the motor vehicle manufacturer and is equipped with
all of the following:
(i) An automated driving system.
(ii) Automatic crash notification technology.
(iii) A data recording system that has the capacity to record
the automated driving system's status and other vehicle attributes
including, but not limited to, speed, direction, and location
during a specified time period before a crash as determined by the
motor vehicle manufacturer.
(c) That the participating fleet complies with all applicable
state and federal laws.
(d) That each vehicle in the participating fleet is capable of
being operated in compliance with applicable traffic and motor
vehicle laws of this state.
(2) A motor vehicle manufacturer's eligibility to participate
in a SAVE project under this section is conditioned solely upon
meeting the requirements of this section. A motor vehicle
manufacturer shall verify its satisfaction of the requirements of
this section using the self-certification described in subsection
(1).
(3) All of the following apply to a motor vehicle manufacturer
that participates in a SAVE project:
(a) The motor vehicle manufacturer may commence a SAVE project
at any time after it notifies the department that it has self-
certified as provided in subsection (1). The notification required
by this subdivision shall also set forth the geographical
boundaries for the SAVE project. A motor vehicle manufacturer may
make multiple notifications under this subsection.
(b) The motor vehicle manufacturer may participate in a SAVE
project under any terms it deems appropriate so long as the terms
are consistent with this section and other applicable law.
(c) The motor vehicle manufacturer shall determine the
geographical boundaries for a SAVE project, which may include, but
are not limited to, any of the following:
(i) A designated area within a municipality.
(ii) An area maintained by a regional authority.
(iii) A university campus.
(iv) A development that caters to senior citizens.
(v) A geographic or demographic area that is similar to the
areas described in subparagraphs (i) to (iv).
(d) Public operation of a participating fleet shall be
confined to the boundaries selected by the motor vehicle
manufacturer under subdivision (c).
(e) For the duration of a SAVE project, the motor vehicle
manufacturer shall maintain incident records and provide periodic
summaries related to the safety and efficacy of travel of the
participating fleet to the department and the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.
(f) An individual who participates in a SAVE project is deemed
by his or her participation to have consented to the collection of
the information described in subdivision (e) while he or she is in
a vehicle that is part of the participating fleet and to the
provision of the summaries to the department and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration as described in subdivision
(e). Before commencing a SAVE project, and for the duration of the
SAVE project, the motor vehicle manufacturer shall make publicly
available a privacy statement disclosing its data handling
practices in connection with the applicable participating fleet.
(4) When engaged, an automated driving system or any remote or
expert-controlled assist activity shall be considered the driver or
operator of the vehicle for purposes of determining conformance to
any applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws and shall be deemed to
satisfy electronically all physical acts required by a driver or
operator of the vehicle. A motor vehicle manufacturer shall insure
each vehicle in a participating fleet as required under this act
and chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL
500.3101 to 500.3179. For each SAVE project in which it
participates, during the time that an automated driving system is
in control of a vehicle in the participating fleet, a motor vehicle
manufacturer shall assume liability for each incident in which the
automated driving system is at fault, subject to chapter 31 of the
insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179.
(5) A manufacturer of automated technology is immune from
civil liability for damages that arise out of any modification made
to a motor vehicle, an automated motor vehicle, an automated
driving system, or automated technology by another person without
the manufacturer of automated technology's consent, as provided in
section 2949b of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,
MCL 600.2949b.
