SB 292

As enrolled: - Imposes a statutory limit on awards of noneconomic loss in product liability cases related to automated driving systems. - Establishes a "state-of-the-art" affirmative defense for manufacturers in product liability cases and raises the burden of proof required to show that an automated driving system is defective. - NOTE: - Substitute (2/26) requires a sunset review of provisions related to liability of automated driving systems and vehicles, and removes language that would create an affirmative defense against liability for incidents involving certain automated systems if the human driver was inattentive or failed to intervene. - Substitute (3/4) makes technical changes, such as defining "ADS-equipped vehicle" and replacing most instances with "ADS-dedicated vehicle" with it, and revising cases where liability applies using this new language.