SB309 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. Allen Senator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Motor vehicles; operation of oversized vehicles operated by automated driving systems, prohibited

Description

Under existing law, the Department of Transportation may issue a permit to authorize an applicant to operate a vehicle whose weight, width, length, or height, or combination thereof, exceeds the statutory maximum limits.

This bill would provide that if an oversized vehicle is otherwise required to be permitted due to its weight, width, length, or height, the vehicle may not be operated by an automated driving system.

This bill would also provide that the statutory authorization for the operation of ADS-equipped vehicles does not impose any legal duty to upgrade any part of the state or local transportation network to accommodate such ADS-equipped vehicles.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles & Traffic