Relates to autonomous vehicle driving

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• Republican4

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

In 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 38,680 individuals died in vehicular crashes, which is the highest total in more than 14 years. According to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, there was an increase in deaths result- ing from motor vehicle accidents in New York in 2020, up from 2019. Nearly 40% of these fatalities resulting from motor vehicle accidents in New York were caused by alcohol or drug-related impairments. Addi- tionally, from 2020 to 2021, there was an 11% increase in non-fatal crashes in New York. Autonomous Vehicle technology is one solution that can help reduce the number of traffic fatalities and collisions due to human factors such as distraction, exhaustion, and intoxication. This legislation creates a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles to be commercially deployed in the State of New York by detailing requirements for: the safe operation of a fully autonomous vehicle with and without a human driver, licensing and insurance requirements for autonomous vehicles, duties following a potential collision involving an autonomous vehicle, and integration into an on-demand autonomous vehicle network.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.