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Utah committee advances three‑path liability plan for driverless vehicles with caps and a sunset
Summary
Lawmakers advanced SB292, a three‑path liability framework for autonomous vehicles that creates a capped simplified cause of action, preserves traditional negligence/product claims with specified caps, and includes a sunset to revisit standards; industry and trial lawyers urged further adjustments.
A legislative committee advanced SB292 after sponsor Senator Colmore described a three‑path liability framework intended to encourage deployment of driverless vehicles while preserving avenues for victims to recover.
Under the bill, one streamlined cause of action would allow plaintiffs to prove driverless operation and proximate cause with a cap on damages (the sponsor described a $100,000 cap for that path). A second traditional negligence/product route remains available — with a stated cap on…
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