SB 932 — Autonomous Vehicles

Florida Senate - 2019 CS for SB 932 By Senatorthe BrandesCommittee 24-00811A-19on 2019932__Infrastructure Aand billSecurity; to be entitled An act relating to autonomous vehicles;

and Senator Brandes 596-03288-19 2019932c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to autonomous vehicles;

creating s.

316.0899, F.S.;

authorizing the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to conduct pilot or demonstration programs to explore the efficient implementation of innovative transportation technologies;

requiring the Department of Transportation to submit a certain annual report to the Governor and the Legislature;

338.2216, F.S.;

authorizing the Florida Turnpike Enterprise to enter into one or more agreements to fund, construct, and operate facilities for the advancement of autonomous and connected innovative transportation technologies for certain purposes;

amending s.

exempting a fully autonomous vehicle being operated with the automated driving system engaged from a prohibition on the active display of television or video;

authorizing an autonomous vehicle or fully autonomous vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system to operate without a human operator physically present in the vehicle when the teleoperation system is engaged;

providing requirements for such vehicles;

providing construction;

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3957 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

4159 Section 1. Present1. Section subsections316.0899, (48) through (101) of section 316.003, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (49) through (102), respectively, subsection (3) and present subsection (59) are amended, and a new subsection (48) is addedcreated to that section, to read:

316.0899 Innovative transportation technology pilot or demonstration programs.—The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the department, may conduct pilot or demonstration programs to explore the efficient implementation of innovative transportation technologies, including, but not limited to, vehicle electrification, shared vehicle use, automated vehicles, and other mobility technologies that provide transportation options intended to increase personal mobility, to facilitate shorter urban trips, or to provide connections to other modes of transportation.

Such pilot or demonstration programs may also include innovative transportation technologies that improve the delivery of transportation disadvantaged services.

The Department of Transportation shall prepare an annual report outlining the programs undertaken pursuant to this section.

The report may include any findings or recommendations the department deems necessary for future implementation.

The report must be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Section 2. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (1) of section 338.2216, Florida Statutes, to read:

338.2216 Florida Turnpike Enterprise;

powers and authority.— (1) (f) The Florida Turnpike Enterprise may enter into one or more agreements to fund, construct, and operate facilities for the advancement of autonomous and connected innovative transportation technologies for the purposes of improving safety and decreasing congestion for the traveling public.

Such agreements may include terms that authorize a private entity to sell or provide products or business opportunities at the facilities which benefit the traveling public, provide additional revenue, or otherwise advance the enterprise’s objectives as provided in the Florida Transportation Code.

Section 3. Present subsections (48) through (86) of section 316.003, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (49) through (87), respectively, present subsections (87) through (101) of section 316.003, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (89) through (103), respectively, new subsections (48) and (88) are added to that section, and subsection (3) and present subsection (59) of that section are amended, to read:

Section(88) TELEOPERATION 2. SubsectionSYSTEM.—The (5)hardware isand addedsoftware toinstalled sectionin 316.062,a Floridamotor Statutes,vehicle which allow a remote human operator to read:supervise or perform aspects of, or the entirety of, the dynamic driving task.

The term “remote human operator” means a natural person who is not physically present in a vehicle equipped with an automated driving system who engages or monitors the vehicle from a remote location.

A remote human operator may have the ability to perform aspects of, or the entirety of, the dynamic driving task for the vehicle or cause the vehicle to achieve a minimal risk condition.

Section 4. Subsection (5) is added to section 316.062, Florida Statutes, to read:

Section 3. Subsection5. Subsection (4) is added to section 316.063, Florida Statutes, to read:

Section 4. Subsection6. Subsection (5) is added to section 316.065, Florida Statutes, to read:

Section 5. Subsection7. Subsection (3) is added to section 316.1975, Florida Statutes, to read:

Section 6. Section8. Section 316.303, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

316.303 Television receivers.— (1) A No motor vehicle may not be operated on the highways of this state if the vehicle is actively displaying moving television broadcast or pre-recorded video entertainment content that is visible from the driver’s seat while the vehicle is in motion, unless the vehicle is a fully equipped with autonomous vehicle technology, as defined in s.

Section 7. Paragraph9. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 316.305, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

Section 8. Section10. Section 316.85, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

(6) It(6) Notwithstanding isany theother intentprovision of thethis Legislaturechapter, toan provideautonomous forvehicle uniformityor ofa lawsfully governing autonomous vehiclesvehicle throughoutequipped with a teleoperation system may operate without a human operator physically present in the state.vehicle when the teleoperation system is engaged.

A vehicle that is subject to this subsection must meet the requirements of s.

319.145 and is considered a vehicle that meets the definition of s.