For example, Manufacturers are proposing an Autonomous Vehicle- “autonomous” or “self-driving” vehicles are those in which the operation of the vehicle occurs 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠and are designed so that the driver is not expected to constantly monitor the roadway while operating in self-driving mode.”National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

#𝐀𝐁𝟑𝟏𝟔: The bill would prohibit the operation of an autonomous vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more on public roads for testing purposes, transporting goods, or transporting passengers without a human safety operator physically present in the autonomous vehicle at the time of operation.