Bill Text: FL S0932 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Autonomous Vehicles

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-30 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 311 (Ch. 2019-101) [S0932 Detail]

Download: Florida-2019-S0932-Comm_Sub.html
       Florida Senate - 2019                       CS for CS for SB 932
       
       
        
       By the Committees on Appropriations; and Infrastructure and
       Security; and Senator Brandes
       
       
       
       
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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to autonomous vehicles; creating s.
    3         316.0899, F.S.; authorizing the Department of
    4         Transportation, in consultation with the Department of
    5         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to conduct pilot or
    6         demonstration programs to explore the efficient
    7         implementation of innovative transportation
    8         technologies; requiring the Department of
    9         Transportation to submit a certain annual report to
   10         the Governor and the Legislature; amending s.
   11         338.2216, F.S.; authorizing the Florida Turnpike
   12         Enterprise to enter into one or more agreements to
   13         fund, construct, and operate facilities for the
   14         advancement of autonomous and connected innovative
   15         transportation technologies for certain purposes;
   16         amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising and providing
   17         definitions; amending ss. 316.062, 316.063, 316.065,
   18         and 316.1975, F.S.; providing applicability; amending
   19         s. 316.303, F.S.; exempting a vehicle being operated
   20         with the automated driving system engaged from a
   21         prohibition on the active display of television or
   22         video; amending s. 316.305, F.S.; exempting a motor
   23         vehicle operator who is operating an autonomous
   24         vehicle from a prohibition on the use of wireless
   25         communications devices; amending s. 316.85, F.S.;
   26         providing that a licensed human operator is not
   27         required to operate a fully autonomous vehicle;
   28         authorizing a fully autonomous vehicle to operate in
   29         this state regardless of whether a human operator is
   30         physically present in the vehicle; requiring the
   31         automated driving system to be deemed to be the
   32         operator of an autonomous vehicle operating with the
   33         automated driving system engaged; providing
   34         construction; providing requirements for operation of
   35         on-demand autonomous vehicle networks; authorizing an
   36         autonomous vehicle or fully autonomous vehicle
   37         equipped with a teleoperation system to operate
   38         without a human operator physically present in the
   39         vehicle when the teleoperation system is engaged;
   40         providing requirements for such vehicles; providing
   41         construction; providing legislative intent;
   42         prohibiting a local government from imposing any tax,
   43         fee, for-hire vehicle requirement, or other
   44         requirement on automated driving systems or autonomous
   45         vehicles or on a person who operates an autonomous
   46         vehicle; providing construction; amending s. 319.145,
   47         F.S.; revising requirements for autonomous vehicles
   48         registered in this state; creating s. 322.015, F.S.;
   49         providing applicability; creating s. 627.749, F.S.;
   50         defining terms; providing insurance requirements for
   51         fully autonomous vehicles and coverage requirements
   52         for autonomous vehicles; providing for future repeal
   53         of specified coverage requirements; amending ss.
   54         339.175, 339.64, 339.83, and 627.0653, F.S.;
   55         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
   56         amending s. 655.960, F.S.; conforming a cross
   57         reference; providing an effective date.
   58          
   59  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   60  
   61         Section 1. Section 316.0899, Florida Statutes, is created
   62  to read:
   63         316.0899 Innovative transportation technology pilot or
   64  demonstration programs.—The Department of Transportation, in
   65  consultation with the department, may conduct pilot or
   66  demonstration programs to explore the efficient implementation
   67  of innovative transportation technologies, including, but not
   68  limited to, vehicle electrification, shared vehicle use,
   69  automated vehicles, and other mobility technologies that provide
   70  transportation options intended to increase personal mobility,
   71  to facilitate shorter urban trips, or to provide connections to
   72  other modes of transportation. Such pilot or demonstration
   73  programs may also include innovative transportation technologies
   74  that improve the delivery of transportation disadvantaged
   75  services. The Department of Transportation shall prepare an
   76  annual report outlining the programs undertaken pursuant to this
   77  section. The report may include any findings or recommendations
   78  the department deems necessary for future implementation. The
   79  report must be submitted to the Governor, the President of the
   80  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
   81         Section 2. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (1) of
   82  section 338.2216, Florida Statutes, to read:
   83         338.2216 Florida Turnpike Enterprise; powers and
   84  authority.—
   85         (1)
   86         (f) The Florida Turnpike Enterprise may enter into one or
   87  more agreements to fund, construct, and operate facilities for
   88  the advancement of autonomous and connected innovative
   89  transportation technologies for the purposes of improving safety
   90  and decreasing congestion for the traveling public. Such
   91  agreements may include terms that authorize a private entity to
   92  sell or provide products or business opportunities at the
   93  facilities which benefit the traveling public, provide
   94  additional revenue, or otherwise advance the enterprise’s
   95  objectives as provided in the Florida Transportation Code.
   96         Section 3. Present subsections (48) through (86) of section
   97  316.003, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (49)
   98  through (87), respectively, present subsections (87) through
   99  (101) of section 316.003, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
  100  subsections (89) through (103), respectively, new subsections
  101  (48) and (88) are added to that section, and subsection (3) and
  102  present subsection (59) of that section are amended, to read:
  103         316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when
  104  used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively
  105  ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
  106  otherwise requires:
  107         (3) AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE.—The
  108  hardware and software that are collectively capable of
  109  performing the entire dynamic driving task of an autonomous
  110  vehicle on a sustained basis, regardless of whether it is
  111  limited to a specific operational design domain. The term:
  112         (a)“Autonomous vehicle” means any vehicle equipped with an
  113  automated driving system.
  114         (b)“Dynamic driving task” means all of the real-time
  115  operational and tactical functions required to operate a vehicle
  116  in on-road traffic within its specific operational design
  117  domain, if any, excluding strategic functions such as trip
  118  scheduling and selection of destinations and waypoints.
  119         (c)“Fully autonomous vehicle” means a vehicle equipped
  120  with an automated driving system designed to function without
  121  autonomous technology. The term “autonomous technology” means
  122  technology installed on a motor vehicle that has the capability
  123  to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed
  124  without the active control or monitoring by a human operator.
  125  The term excludes a motor vehicle enabled with active safety
  126  systems or driver assistance systems, including, without
  127  limitation, a system to provide electronic blind spot
  128  assistance, crash avoidance, emergency braking, parking
  129  assistance, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assistance, lane
  130  departure warning, or traffic jam and queuing assistant, unless
  131  any such system alone or in combination with other systems
  132  enables the vehicle on which the technology is installed to
  133  drive without active control or monitoring by a human operator.
  134         (d)“Operational design domain” means a description of the
  135  specific operating domain in which an automated driving system
  136  is designed to properly operate, including, but not limited to,
  137  roadway types, speed ranges, environmental conditions such as
  138  weather and time of day, and other domain constraints.
  139         (48)ON-DEMAND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NETWORK.—A passenger
  140  transportation network that uses a software application or other
  141  digital means to connect passengers to fully autonomous
  142  vehicles, exclusively or in addition to other vehicles, for
  143  transportation, including for-hire transportation and
  144  transportation for compensation.
  145         (60)(59) PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.—Except as otherwise
  146  provided in paragraph (82)(b) (81)(b), any privately owned way
  147  or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having
  148  express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other
  149  persons.
  150         (88) TELEOPERATION SYSTEM.—The hardware and software
  151  installed in a motor vehicle which allow a remote human operator
  152  to supervise or perform aspects of, or the entirety of, the
  153  dynamic driving task. The term “remote human operator” means a
  154  natural person who is not physically present in a vehicle
  155  equipped with an automated driving system who engages or
  156  monitors the vehicle from a remote location. A remote human
  157  operator may have the ability to perform aspects of, or the
  158  entirety of, the dynamic driving task for the vehicle or cause
  159  the vehicle to achieve a minimal risk condition.
  160         Section 4. Subsection (5) is added to section 316.062,
  161  Florida Statutes, to read:
  162         316.062 Duty to give information and render aid.—
  163         (5)This section does not apply to a fully autonomous
  164  vehicle, operating with the automated driving system engaged, in
  165  the event of a crash involving the vehicle if the vehicle owner,
  166  or a person on behalf of the vehicle owner, promptly contacts a
  167  law enforcement agency to report the crash or if the fully
  168  autonomous vehicle has the capability of alerting a law
  169  enforcement agency to the crash.
  170         Section 5. Subsection (4) is added to section 316.063,
  171  Florida Statutes, to read:
  172         316.063 Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other
  173  property.—
  174         (4)This section does not apply to a fully autonomous
  175  vehicle, operating with the automated driving system engaged, in
  176  the event of a crash involving the vehicle if the vehicle owner,
  177  or a person on behalf of the vehicle owner, promptly contacts a
  178  law enforcement agency to report the crash or if the fully
  179  autonomous vehicle has the capability of alerting a law
  180  enforcement agency to the crash.
  181         Section 6. Subsection (5) is added to section 316.065,
  182  Florida Statutes, to read:
  183         316.065 Crashes; reports; penalties.—
  184         (5)Subsection (1) does not apply to a fully autonomous
  185  vehicle, operating with the automated driving system engaged, in
  186  the event of a crash involving the vehicle if the vehicle owner,
  187  or a person on behalf of the vehicle owner, promptly contacts a
  188  law enforcement agency to report the crash or if the fully
  189  autonomous vehicle has the capability of alerting a law
  190  enforcement agency to the crash.
  191         Section 7. Subsection (3) is added to section 316.1975,
  192  Florida Statutes, to read:
  193         316.1975 Unattended motor vehicle.—
  194         (3)This section does not apply to a fully autonomous
  195  vehicle operating with the automated driving system engaged.
  196         Section 8. Section 316.303, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  197  read:
  198         316.303 Television receivers.—
  199         (1) A No motor vehicle may not be operated on the highways
  200  of this state if the vehicle is actively displaying moving
  201  television broadcast or pre-recorded video entertainment content
  202  that is visible from the driver’s seat while the vehicle is in
  203  motion, unless the vehicle is equipped with autonomous
  204  technology, as defined in s. 316.003(3), and is being operated
  205  with the automated driving system engaged in autonomous mode, as
  206  provided in s. 316.85(2).
  207         (2) This section does not prohibit the use of television
  208  type receiving equipment used exclusively for safety or law
  209  enforcement purposes, provided such use is approved by the
  210  department.
  211         (3) This section does not prohibit the use of an electronic
  212  display used in conjunction with a vehicle navigation system; an
  213  electronic display used by an operator of an autonomous a
  214  vehicle equipped with autonomous technology, as defined in s.
  215  316.003(3); or an electronic display used by an operator of a
  216  vehicle equipped and operating with driver-assistive truck
  217  platooning technology, as defined in s. 316.003.
  218         (4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
  219  infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in
  220  chapter 318.
  221         Section 9. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  222  316.305, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  223         316.305 Wireless communications devices; prohibition.—
  224         (3)
  225         (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a motor vehicle
  226  operator who is:
  227         1. Performing official duties as an operator of an
  228  authorized emergency vehicle as defined in s. 322.01, a law
  229  enforcement or fire service professional, or an emergency
  230  medical services professional.
  231         2. Reporting an emergency or criminal or suspicious
  232  activity to law enforcement authorities.
  233         3. Receiving messages that are:
  234         a. Related to the operation or navigation of the motor
  235  vehicle;
  236         b. Safety-related information, including emergency,
  237  traffic, or weather alerts;
  238         c. Data used primarily by the motor vehicle; or
  239         d. Radio broadcasts.
  240         4. Using a device or system for navigation purposes.
  241         5. Conducting wireless interpersonal communication that
  242  does not require manual entry of multiple letters, numbers, or
  243  symbols, except to activate, deactivate, or initiate a feature
  244  or function.
  245         6. Conducting wireless interpersonal communication that
  246  does not require reading text messages, except to activate,
  247  deactivate, or initiate a feature or function.
  248         7. Operating an autonomous vehicle, as defined in s.
  249  316.003(3) s. 316.003, with the automated driving system engaged
  250  in autonomous mode.
  251         Section 10. Section 316.85, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  252  read:
  253         316.85 Autonomous vehicles; operation; compliance with
  254  traffic and motor vehicle laws; preemption.—
  255         (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed human
  256  operator is not required to operate a fully autonomous vehicle A
  257  person who possesses a valid driver license may operate an
  258  autonomous vehicle in autonomous mode on roads in this state if
  259  the vehicle is equipped with autonomous technology, as defined
  260  in s. 316.003(3) s. 316.003.
  261         (2) A fully autonomous vehicle may operate in this state,
  262  regardless of whether a human operator is physically present in
  263  the vehicle.
  264         (3)(a)(2) For purposes of this chapter, unless the context
  265  otherwise requires, the automated driving system, when engaged,
  266  a person shall be deemed to be the operator of an autonomous
  267  vehicle operating in autonomous mode when the person causes the
  268  vehicle’s autonomous technology to engage, regardless of whether
  269  a the person is physically present in the vehicle while the
  270  vehicle is operating with the automated driving system engaged
  271  in autonomous mode.
  272         (b)Unless otherwise provided by law, applicable traffic or
  273  motor vehicle laws of this state may not be construed to:
  274         1.Prohibit the automated driving system from being deemed
  275  the operator of an autonomous vehicle operating with the
  276  automated driving system engaged.
  277         2.Require a licensed human operator to operate a fully
  278  autonomous vehicle.
  279         (4)An on-demand autonomous vehicle network must operate
  280  pursuant to state laws governing the operation of transportation
  281  network companies and transportation network company vehicles as
  282  those terms are defined in s. 627.748, except that any provision
  283  of s. 627.748 which reasonably applies only to a human driver
  284  does not apply to the operation of a fully autonomous vehicle
  285  with the automated driving system engaged while logged on to an
  286  on-demand autonomous vehicle network. A fully autonomous vehicle
  287  with the automated driving system engaged while logged on to an
  288  on-demand autonomous vehicle network must meet the insurance
  289  requirements in s. 627.749.
  290         (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an
  291  autonomous vehicle or a fully autonomous vehicle equipped with a
  292  teleoperation system may operate without a human operator
  293  physically present in the vehicle when the teleoperation system
  294  is engaged. A vehicle that is subject to this subsection must
  295  meet the requirements of s. 319.145 and is considered a vehicle
  296  that meets the definition of s. 316.003(3)(c) for the purposes
  297  of ss. 316.062(5), 316.063(4), 316.065(5), 316.1975(3), and
  298  316.303(1).
  299         (6) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for
  300  uniformity of laws governing autonomous vehicles throughout the
  301  state. A local government may not impose any tax, fee, for-hire
  302  vehicle requirement, or other requirement on automated driving
  303  systems or autonomous vehicles or on a person who operates an
  304  autonomous vehicle, including, but not limited to, a person who
  305  operates an autonomous vehicle for purposes of providing
  306  passenger transportation services. This subsection does not
  307  prohibit an airport or a seaport from charging reasonable fees
  308  consistent with any fees charged to companies that provide
  309  similar services at that airport or seaport for their use of the
  310  airport’s or seaport’s facilities nor does it prohibit the
  311  airport or seaport from designating locations for staging,
  312  pickup, or other similar operations at the airport or seaport.
  313         Section 11. Section 319.145, Florida Statutes, is amended
  314  to read:
  315         319.145 Autonomous vehicles.—
  316         (1) An autonomous vehicle registered in this state must
  317  continue to meet all of the following requirements:
  318         (a)When required by federal law:
  319         1.Has been certified in accordance with federal
  320  regulations in 49 C.F.R. part 567 as being in compliance with
  321  applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.
  322         2.Bear the required certification label or labels,
  323  including reference to any exemption granted under applicable
  324  federal law.
  325         (b)Be capable of being operated in compliance with the
  326  applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws of this state,
  327  regardless of whether the vehicle is operating with the
  328  automated driving system engaged.
  329         (2)If the autonomous vehicle is not fully autonomous,
  330  applicable federal standards and regulations for such motor
  331  vehicle. the vehicle must:
  332         (a) have a system to safely alert a licensed human the
  333  operator physically present in the vehicle if an automated
  334  driving system autonomous technology failure is detected while
  335  the automated driving system autonomous technology is engaged.
  336  When an alert is given, the system must:
  337         1. require the licensed human operator to take control of
  338  the autonomous vehicle or must achieve a minimal risk condition;
  339  or
  340         2.If the operator does not, or is not able to, take
  341  control of the autonomous vehicle, be capable of bringing the
  342  vehicle to a complete stop.
  343         (b)Have a means, inside the vehicle, to visually indicate
  344  when the vehicle is operating in autonomous mode.
  345         (c)Be capable of being operated in compliance with the
  346  applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws of this state.
  347         (3)If the autonomous vehicle is fully autonomous, it must
  348  be able to achieve a minimal risk condition if a failure of the
  349  automated driving system occurs which renders that system unable
  350  to perform the entire dynamic driving task relevant to its
  351  intended operational design domain. The term “minimal risk
  352  condition” means a reasonably safe state, such as bringing the
  353  vehicle to a complete stop and activating the vehicle’s hazard
  354  lamps.
  355         (4)(2) Federal regulations promulgated by the National
  356  Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall supersede this
  357  section when found to be in conflict with this section.
  358         Section 12. Section 322.015, Florida Statutes, is created
  359  to read:
  360         322.015Exemption.—This chapter does not apply when a fully
  361  autonomous vehicle is operated with the automated driving system
  362  engaged and without a human operator.
  363         Section 13. Section 627.749, Florida Statutes, is created
  364  to read:
  365         627.749 Autonomous vehicles; insurance requirements.—
  366         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
  367         (a) “Automated driving system” has the same meaning as in
  368  s. 316.003.
  369         (b) “Autonomous vehicle” has the same meaning as provided
  370  in s. 316.003(3).
  371         (c) “Fully autonomous vehicle” has the same meaning as
  372  provided in s. 316.003(3).
  373         (d) “On-demand autonomous vehicle network” has the same
  374  meaning as provided in s. 316.003.
  375         (2) INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.—
  376         (a)A fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving
  377  system engaged while logged on to an on-demand autonomous
  378  vehicle network or engaged in a prearranged ride must be covered
  379  by a policy of automobile insurance which provides:
  380         1. Primary liability coverage of at least $1 million for
  381  death, bodily injury, and property damage;
  382         2. Personal injury protection benefits that meet the
  383  minimum coverage amounts required under ss. 627.730-627.7405;
  384  and
  385         3. Uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage as required
  386  by s. 627.727.
  387         (b) The coverage requirements of paragraph (a) may be
  388  satisfied by any of the following:
  389         1. Automobile insurance maintained by the owner of a fully
  390  autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged
  391  while logged on to an on-demand autonomous vehicle network or
  392  engaged in a prearranged ride;
  393         2. Automobile insurance maintained by the on-demand
  394  autonomous vehicle network; or
  395         3. A combination of subparagraphs 1. and 2.
  396         (3) ADDITIONAL COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.—
  397         (a) For purposes of compliance with chapter 324, the owner
  398  or registrant of an autonomous vehicle, when the vehicle is not
  399  subject to subsection (2), must furnish proof of ability to
  400  respond in damages for the owner’s or registrant’s liability on
  401  account of crashes arising out of the use of a motor vehicle:
  402         1. In the amount of $1 million because of bodily injury to,
  403  or death of, one person in any one crash;
  404         2. Subject to such limits for one person, in the amount of
  405  $1 million because of bodily injury to, or death of, two or more
  406  persons in any one crash;
  407         3. In the amount of $1 million because of injury to, or
  408  destruction of, property of others in any one crash; and
  409         4. With respect to commercial motor vehicles and nonpublic
  410  sector buses that are autonomous vehicles, in the amounts
  411  specified in ss. 627.7415 and 627.742, respectively.
  412         (b) This subsection is repealed on January 1, 2024.
  413         Section 14. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
  414  339.175, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  415         339.175 Metropolitan planning organization.—
  416         (7) LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.—Each M.P.O. must
  417  develop a long-range transportation plan that addresses at least
  418  a 20-year planning horizon. The plan must include both long
  419  range and short-range strategies and must comply with all other
  420  state and federal requirements. The prevailing principles to be
  421  considered in the long-range transportation plan are: preserving
  422  the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida’s
  423  economic competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure
  424  mobility. The long-range transportation plan must be consistent,
  425  to the maximum extent feasible, with future land use elements
  426  and the goals, objectives, and policies of the approved local
  427  government comprehensive plans of the units of local government
  428  located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. Each M.P.O. is
  429  encouraged to consider strategies that integrate transportation
  430  and land use planning to provide for sustainable development and
  431  reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The approved long-range
  432  transportation plan must be considered by local governments in
  433  the development of the transportation elements in local
  434  government comprehensive plans and any amendments thereto. The
  435  long-range transportation plan must, at a minimum:
  436         (c) Assess capital investment and other measures necessary
  437  to:
  438         1. Ensure the preservation of the existing metropolitan
  439  transportation system including requirements for the operation,
  440  resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of major roadways
  441  and requirements for the operation, maintenance, modernization,
  442  and rehabilitation of public transportation facilities; and
  443         2. Make the most efficient use of existing transportation
  444  facilities to relieve vehicular congestion, improve safety, and
  445  maximize the mobility of people and goods. Such efforts must
  446  include, but are not limited to, consideration of infrastructure
  447  and technological improvements necessary to accommodate advances
  448  in vehicle technology, such as automated driving systems
  449  autonomous technology and other developments.
  450  
  451  In the development of its long-range transportation plan, each
  452  M.P.O. must provide the public, affected public agencies,
  453  representatives of transportation agency employees, freight
  454  shippers, providers of freight transportation services, private
  455  providers of transportation, representatives of users of public
  456  transit, and other interested parties with a reasonable
  457  opportunity to comment on the long-range transportation plan.
  458  The long-range transportation plan must be approved by the
  459  M.P.O.
  460         Section 15. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and paragraph
  461  (a) of subsection (4) of section 339.64, Florida Statutes, are
  462  amended to read:
  463         339.64 Strategic Intermodal System Plan.—
  464         (3)
  465         (c) The department shall coordinate with federal, regional,
  466  and local partners, as well as industry representatives, to
  467  consider infrastructure and technological improvements necessary
  468  to accommodate advances in vehicle technology, such as automated
  469  driving systems autonomous technology and other developments, in
  470  Strategic Intermodal System facilities.
  471         (4) The Strategic Intermodal System Plan shall include the
  472  following:
  473         (a) A needs assessment that must include, but is not
  474  limited to, consideration of infrastructure and technological
  475  improvements necessary to accommodate advances in vehicle
  476  technology, such as automated driving systems autonomous
  477  technology and other developments.
  478         Section 16. Section 339.83, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  479  read:
  480         339.83 Enrollment in federal pilot programs.—The Secretary
  481  of Transportation may enroll the State of Florida in any federal
  482  pilot program or project for the collection and study of data
  483  for the review of federal or state roadway safety,
  484  infrastructure sustainability, congestion mitigation,
  485  transportation system efficiency, automated driving systems
  486  autonomous vehicle technology, or capacity challenges.
  487         Section 17. Subsection (6) of section 627.0653, Florida
  488  Statutes, is amended to read:
  489         627.0653 Insurance discounts for specified motor vehicle
  490  equipment.—
  491         (6) The Office of Insurance Regulation may approve a
  492  premium discount to any rates, rating schedules, or rating
  493  manuals for the liability, personal injury protection, and
  494  collision coverages of a motor vehicle insurance policy filed
  495  with the office if the insured vehicle is equipped with an
  496  automated driving system autonomous driving technology or
  497  electronic vehicle collision avoidance technology that is
  498  factory installed or a retrofitted system and that complies with
  499  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards.
  500         Section 18. Subsection (1) of section 655.960, Florida
  501  Statutes, is amended to read:
  502         655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960-655.965.—As used in this
  503  section and ss. 655.961-655.965, unless the context otherwise
  504  requires:
  505         (1) “Access area” means any paved walkway or sidewalk which
  506  is within 50 feet of any automated teller machine. The term does
  507  not include any street or highway open to the use of the public,
  508  as defined in s. 316.003(82)(a) s. 316.003(81)(a) or (b),
  509  including any adjacent sidewalk, as defined in s. 316.003.
  510         Section 19. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.

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