Review of Automated Vehicle Technology: Policy and Implementation Implications Version 1.0 Daniel V. McGehee, Mark Brewer, Chris Schwarz, Bryant Walker Smith
Publisher:
Public Policy CenterUniversity of Iowa
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
41 pages (41 pages in PDF file) illustrations, charts, maps (chiefly color)
March 14, 2016 -- Cover Includes bibliographic references (pages 35-37)
Summary:
This report provides recommendations for the state of Iowa over the next five years in regards to automated vehicle policy development. These administrative, planning, legal, and community strategy recommendations for government agencies include: " Encouraging automation by preparing government agencies, infrastructure, leveraging procurement, and advocating for safety mandates " Adjusting long range planning processes by identifying and incorporating a wide range of new automation scenarios " Beginning to analyze and, as necessary, clarify existing law as it applies to automated driving " Auditing existing law " Enforcing existing laws " Ensuring vehicle owners and operators bear the true cost of driving " Embracing flexibility by giving agencies the statutory authority to achieve regulatory goals through different means, allowing them to make small-scale exemptions to statutory regimes and clarifying their enforcement discretion " Thinking locally and preparing publicly " Sharing the steps being taken to promote (as well as to anticipate and regulate) automated driving " Instituting public education about automated vehicle technologies.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.