Stay in Your Lane Act
Congress targets automated driving safety, requiring systems stay within declared safe-use limits
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Automated driving system makers would have to set clear limits for where and when their system can safely be used (like certain roads, weather, or times of day).
- Companies would have to make sure their automated driving system does not run outside those limits—for example, not letting it operate in conditions it wasn’t designed for.
- Manufacturers would have to send their “safe-use limits” description to the national auto safety agency and also post the exact same statement on a public website.
- If a company lets its system operate outside its stated safe-use limits, it could face civil penalties under federal auto safety law.
- The requirements would start 180 days after the bill becomes law.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Stay in Your Lane Act
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