Committee advances ‘Drive My Car’ bill to Transportation after brief presentation
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Summary
A senator introduced SB 1315, the Drive My Car Act, aimed at protecting consumers’ right to drive vehicles with evolving automated features; the committee referred the bill to the Transportation Committee with bipartisan support.
A senator introduced SB 1315, described in the hearing as the "Drive My Car" Act, and the Senate Committee on Insurance moved the bill to the Transportation Committee for further consideration.
The presenter said the bill focuses on the "interstitial" space where human drivers and automated vehicle features share control, emphasizing the principle that "human beings retain the basic right to drive a car that they bought to drive." He warned that some vehicles increasingly function as delivery mechanisms for subscription software that could, via updates, limit a purchaser's ability to operate their own vehicle.
Several committee members praised the forward-looking approach. Senator Becker said she appreciated the effort to anticipate rapid technological change; Senator Rubio said he would support the referral so the author could pursue jurisdictional clarity in the Transportation Committee. Senator Richardson moved the bill and the committee recorded the referral to Transportation.
What happens next: SB 1315 will be considered in the Senate Transportation Committee for jurisdictional and policy review.
