,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cchh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjag,mr4 
,latta 7for himself and ,ms4            
,schakowsky7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for information on  
highly automated driving systems to be  
made available to prospective buyers4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,designating ,each ,car's       
,automation ,level ,act or the ,,decal  
,act4  #b4 ,information on highly       
automated driving systems made available
 to prospective buyers  7a7 ,research   
,not later than #c years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
complete research to determine the most 
effective method and terminology for    
informing consumers for each highly     
automated vehicle or a vehicle that     
performs partial driving automation     
about the capabilities and limitations  

of that vehicle4 ,the ,secretary shall  
determine whether such information is   
based upon or includes the terminology  
as defined by ,,sae ,international in   
,recommended ,practice ,report ,j#cjaf  
7published ,september #bjaf7 or whether 
such description should include         
alternative terminology4  7b7           
,rulemaking ,after the completion of the
 study required under subsection 7a71   
the ,secretary shall initiate a         
rulemaking proceeding to require        
manufacturers to inform consumers of the
 capabilities and limitations of a      
vehicle's driving automation system or  
feature for any highly automated vehicle
 or any vehicle that performs partial   
driving automation4  7c7 ,definitions   
7#a7 ,in general ,in this section-- 7,a7
 the term automated driving system means
 the hardware and software that are     
collectively capable of performing the  
entire dynamic driving task on a        
sustained basis1 regardless of whether  
such system is limited to a specific    

operational design domain2  7,b7 the    
term dynamic driving task means all of  
the real time operational and tactical  
functions required to operate a vehicle 
in on-road traffic1 excluding the       
strategic functions such as trip        
scheduling and selection of destinations
 and waypoints1 and including--  7i7    
lateral vehicle motion control via      
steering2  7ii7 longitudinal vehicle    
motion control via acceleration and     
deceleration2  7iii7 monitoring the     
driving environment via object and event
 detection1 recognition1 classification1
 and response preparation2  7iv7 object 
and event response execution2  7v7      
maneuver planning2 and  7vi7 enhancing  
conspicuity via lighting1 signaling1 and
 gesturing2  7,c7 the term highly       
automated vehicle--  7i7 means a motor  
vehicle equipped with an automated      
driving system2 and  7ii7 does not      
include a commercial motor vehicle 7as  
defined in section #caaja of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code72  7,d7 the term  

vehicle that performs partial driving   
automation does not include a commercial
 motor vehicle 7as defined in section   
#caaja of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code72 and  7,e7 the term operational  
design domain means the specific        
conditions under which a given driving  
automation system or feature thereof is 
designed to function4  7#b7 ,revisions  
to certain definitions  7,a7 ,if ,,sae  
,international 7or its successor        
organization7 revises the definition of 
any of the terms defined in subparagraph
 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,e7 of paragraph 7#a7  
in ,recommended ,practice ,report       
,j#cjaf1 it shall notify the ,secretary 
of the revision4 ,the ,secretary shall  
publish a notice in the ,federal        
,register to inform the public of the   
new definition unless1 within #ij days  
after receiving notice of the new       
definition and after opening a period   
for public comment on the new           
definition1 the ,secretary notifies     
,,sae ,international 7or its successor  

organization7 that the ,secretary has   
determined that the new definition does 
not meet the need for motor vehicle     
safety1 or is otherwise inconsistent    
with the purposes of chapter #cja of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,if   
the ,secretary so notifies ,,sae        
,international 7or its successor        
organization71 the existing definition  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall remain in       
effect4  7,b7 ,if the ,secretary does   
not reject a definition revised by ,,sae
 ,international 7or its successor       
organization7 as described in           
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
promptly make any conforming amendments 
to the regulations and standards of the 
,secretary that are necessary4 ,the     
revised definition shall apply for      
purposes of this section4 ,the          
requirements of section #eec of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not    
apply to the making of any such         
conforming amendments4  7,c7 ,pursuant  
to section #eec of title #e1 ,united    

,states ,code1 the ,secretary may update
 any of the definitions in subparagraph 
7,a71 7,b71 or 7,e7 of paragraph 7#a7 if
 the ,secretary determines that         
materially changed circumstances        
regarding highly automated vehicles have
 impacted motor vehicle safety such that
 the definitions need to be updated to  
reflect such circumstances4