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Regulatory TREND. Rules for Self Driving Taxis in the Golden Poppy State. 3 Key Elements.

California Public Utilities Commission adopted new rules for self-driving taxis, and the key points are:

The 1st pilot program will be for at least 90 days and allow:
- “Transportation Charter-Party (TCP) Carrier permit-holders to add test autonomous vehiclesto their passenger carrier equipment statement, where the TCP permit-holder also holds an Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program Manufacturer’s Testing Permit (AV Testing Permit) issued by the DMV, including where the service is provided free to the passenger”
The 2nd pilot program will:
- Allow TCP permit-holders that hold a DMV Manufacturer’s Testing Permit – Driverless Vehicles (DMV AV Testing Permit – Driverless Vehicle) to operate AVs in passenger service in driverless mode (Driverless AV Passenger Service) with a remote operator for at least 90 days; provided free to the passengers
DMV regulates Autonomous Vehicles & California PUC regulates common carriers, and the rules must work together

San Francisco Chronicle | Robot-taxi services could soon operate in California

State: Pennsylvania

The EV Bill: Pennsylvania’s HB 1446 (2018)

The EV Charging Station framework proposed by HB1446:

Governor must set EV charging station rollout based at 50% above 2030 estimates
the framework must set statewide goals
the framework must also establish separate regional goals
- developed by stakeholders including agencies, municipalities & electric distribution companies

The response by an EV charging station company:

before HB 1446, “the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission should set rules of the road and evaluate how rate payer funds should be used by utilities in support of EV infrastructure”
“utilities must work with private businesses in the EV industry” to “leverage matching payments when ratepayer dollars are spent.”
“Consumers should have the ability to choose things like charging station type, manufacturer and network services.”

City: Phoenix Area

Self Driving Taxi Proposal:

Waymo is proposing an autonomous taxi service in 100 square miles in metro Phoenix
In preparation, Waymo testing has:
- driven on public roads for more than 5 million miles
- traveled five billion miles in computer simulation

Response to the autonomous driving fatality in Phoenix: Waymo CEO John Krafcik said his company’s technology could have avoided the incident

Nebraska Legislature sent to final reading LB989 (2018) that will:

permit self driving cars anywhere in Nebraska
allows for no human driver as long as certain conditions are met
allows for consultation with railroads concerning self driving vehicles and railroad crossings

How did the bill begin? As a pilot project in Lincoln on a fixed route and was expanded to anywhere in the state.

The locality: West Memphis, Arkansas

The ordinance: blight ordinance banning unregistered, uncovered vehicles on private property, Ordinance 1298

The fine for property owners: $250 and $1,000

How is inoperable vehicle defined?

doesn’t have a current license plate
has any wheels removed
cannot be legally operated on the streets, e.g. “lack of proper mufflers, tires, headlights, or other mechanical defects.”
Really anything that prevents the car from being unable to move under its own power

Georgia is considering HB 134 (2018) that will:

Allows voters in 13 metro counties to vote on a 1-cent sales tax
Allocates $100 million to expand transit
Create the Atlanta-region Transit Link with a 16 member board that will:
- Serve the needs of hardworking Georgians
- Respond to the demands of our employers and workforce
- Reduce traffic congestion