Autonomous Vehicle Acceleration Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- May 15, 2025
What it does
The Autonomous Vehicle Acceleration Act of 2025 would direct the Secretary of Transportation to update federal motor vehicle safety standards to better accommodate Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous vehicles by addressing certification challenges identified in a 2016 Volpe Center report, including outdated assumptions about human drivers and vehicle design. It requires the Secretary to develop a roadmap for commercial-scale deployment of such vehicles, promote U.S. leadership in autonomous technology, and submit regular reports to Congress on progress, including a supplemental technology assessment to inform future regulatory changes. The bill aims to remove regulatory barriers that impede the…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.