Bill · S. 3742· Senate(119-S-3742)
AV Safety Data Act
- Introduced
- 1/29/2026
- Last activity
- 1/29/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Edward Markey
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The AV Safety Data Act aims to improve incident reporting for certain autonomous vehicles. It requires the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to create regulations for covered entities to submit monthly reports. These reports must include data on miles traveled, collisions involving injuries, and unplanned stoppage events. This information must include specific details regarding vehicle identification, location, and environmental conditions. The Act also mandates that this data be made available to the public in a machine-readable format.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+8
The bill requires the NHTSA Administrator to make incident reports and datasets available to the public in a machine-readable format.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+5
The bill mandates that reports for Level 2 systems do not contain personally identifiable information about a human driver.
Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?+3
The bill requires reporting on unplanned stoppage events that interfere with the normal functioning of public transit.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency: The Administrator must make information and reports submitted by covered entities publicly available on the National Highway de Highway Traffic Safety Administration website in a machine-readable format (Section 2(d)).
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Enhanced Safety Oversight: Covered entities must report specific details regarding collisions that result in injuries to vulnerable road users or occupants of other vehicles (Section 2(b)(2)(B)).
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Better Data on Vehicle Failures: The requirement to report "unplanned stoppage events" provides detailed information on when vehicles stop unexpectedly in travel lanes or interfere with public transit, law enforcement, or construction zones (Section 2(a)(6)).
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Detailed Incident Tracking: Reports must include specific data such as the time, location, weather, and geography of events, as well as how the event was resolved (Section 2(b)(2)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Potential Reduction in Data Frequency: The Administrator has the authority, starting 10 years after enactment, to rescind or revise regulations to reduce how often and how much information is submitted (Section 2(e)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+8
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Transit+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Urban Residents+2
- 1/29/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced in Senate