In one paragraph
Pennsylvania's Act 130 of 2022 rewrites Chapter 85 of the Vehicle Code on highly automated vehicles (vehicles with an automated driving system). Operating one on a highway requires a certificate of compliance issued by PennDOT after a self-certification, which is deemed approved if not rejected within 30 days. The act sets operation, commercial operation, enforcement and penalty rules, updates the Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Committee, and makes PennDOT the lead agency on platoons of up to three vehicles. Most provisions took effect in 240 days (July 1, 2023).
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What it means for business
AV developers and fleet operators must self-certify with PennDOT and hold a certificate of compliance before running highly automated vehicles on Pennsylvania roads.
Key provisions
- No one may operate a highly automated vehicle on a Pennsylvania highway without a certificate of compliance (75 Pa.C.S. 8504)
- Self-certification to PennDOT; a form not rejected within 30 days is complete and a certificate issues; no renewal required
- PennDOT may suspend, limit or revoke a certificate only for listed reasons, such as noncompliance or materially false information
- Operation and commercial operation requirements, preemption, confidential records and appeals
- Platooning (8532): PennDOT is lead agency; at most three vehicles; a nonlead vehicle may operate with an automated driving system engaged with or without a driver
- Most of the act took effect in 240 days; some sections took effect immediately, in 60 days or in one year
Latest legislative action
Nov 3, 2022. Act No. 130 of 2022 (approved by the Governor November 3, 2022)
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