HB 1839

As introduced: - Establishes that upon notification to the Secretary of State, a Motor Vehicle Manufacturer may commence a safe autonomous vehicle project with a vehicle installed with an Automated Driving System after providing notification to the Secretary of State and after self-certification. - Requires the Manufacturer to determine the geographical boundaries of the project and to maintain incident records and provide periodic summaries to the Secretary of State and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. - Requires the Participating Fleet in the program to be insured by the Manufacturer who shall assume liability for incidents where the automated driving system technology is at fault for that incident. - Establishes that any person operates a vehicle with automated driving system technology without first satisfying the eligibility requirements in the Act shall be fined $10,000 for a first violation and a second or subsequent violation is a Class A misdemeanor.