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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2673
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
598)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
operation
of
driverless-capable
vehicles
1
transporting
hazardous
materials,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
321.515,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
A
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
,
a
3
driverless-capable
vehicle
may
operate
on
the
public
highways
4
of
this
state
without
a
conventional
human
driver
physically
5
present
in
the
vehicle,
if
the
vehicle
meets
all
of
the
6
following
conditions:
7
a.
(1)
The
vehicle
is
capable
of
achieving
a
minimal
risk
8
condition
if
a
malfunction
of
the
automated
driving
system
9
occurs
that
renders
the
system
unable
to
perform
the
entire
10
dynamic
driving
task
within
the
system’s
intended
operational
11
design
domain,
if
any.
12
b.
(2)
While
in
driverless
operation,
the
vehicle
is
13
capable
of
operating
in
compliance
with
the
applicable
traffic
14
and
motor
vehicle
safety
laws
and
regulations
of
this
state
15
that
govern
the
performance
of
the
dynamic
driving
task,
unless
16
an
exemption
has
been
granted
to
the
vehicle
by
the
department.
17
c.
(3)
The
vehicle
has
been
certified
by
the
vehicle’s
18
manufacturer
to
be
in
compliance
with
all
applicable
federal
19
motor
vehicle
safety
standards,
except
to
the
extent
an
20
exemption
has
been
granted
for
the
vehicle
under
applicable
21
federal
law
or
by
the
national
highway
traffic
safety
22
administration.
23
b.
A
driverless-capable
vehicle
transporting
hazardous
24
material,
as
defined
in
section
321.1,
subsection
31,
shall
not
25
operate
without
a
conventional
human
driver.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
Under
current
law,
a
driverless-capable
vehicle
equipped
30
with
an
automated
driving
system
and
meeting
certain
31
requirements
is
authorized
to
operate
on
highways
while
32
performing
all
real-time
operational
and
tactical
functions
33
(dynamic
driving
task)
regardless
of
whether
a
conventional
34
human
driver
is
present
in
the
vehicle.
The
operation
of
a
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driverless-capable
vehicle
is
governed
by
Code
sections
321.514
1
through
321.519
and
all
applicable
traffic
and
motor
vehicle
2
safety
laws.
3
This
bill
prohibits
a
driverless-capable
vehicle
4
transporting
hazardous
material
from
operating
without
a
5
conventional
human
driver.
“Hazardous
material”
is
defined
for
6
purposes
of
Code
chapter
321
as
a
substance
or
material
which
7
has
been
determined
by
the
U.S.
secretary
of
transportation
to
8
be
capable
of
posing
an
unreasonable
risk
to
health,
safety,
9
and
property
when
transported
in
commerce,
and
which
has
been
10
so
designated.
By
operation
of
law,
a
person
who
violates
this
11
provision
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
pursuant
to
Code
section
12
321.482.
A
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
13
no
more
than
30
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
more
14
than
$855.
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