PBOT outlines first‑responder plan and enforcement tools for potential autonomous‑vehicle operations
PBOT told the committee that draft regulations would require AV companies to present first‑responder interaction plans, training and a dedicated 24/7 phone line answerable within 30 seconds; staff also urged enforcement tools (permits, suspensions, revocations) comparable to those for human drivers.
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PBOT staff emphasized the need for clear emergency‑response procedures and enforcement authority before any commercial AV operation. Hannah Morrison described draft regulations modeled on best practices from other states that would require companies to produce a first‑responder interaction plan and training for incidents, and to maintain a dedicated first‑responder phone line that is answerable within 30 seconds, 24/7.
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