S06052 Summary:

BILL NOS06052C
 
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Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to conduct a comprehensive study on designation of private roads on the University at Buffalo North Campus and public roads in the town of Amherst for the purposes of autonomous vehicle technology testing.
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S06052 Actions:

BILL NOS06052C
 
05/16/2019REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
05/30/20191ST REPORT CAL.1083
06/03/20192ND REPORT CAL.
06/04/2019ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/13/2019AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6052A
06/17/2019AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6052B
06/20/2019COMMITTED TO RULES
01/08/2020REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
03/03/20201ST REPORT CAL.570
03/04/20202ND REPORT CAL.
03/10/2020ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/09/2020AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6052C
12/28/2020COMMITTED TO RULES
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S06052 Committee Votes:

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S06052 Floor Votes:

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S06052 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6052--C
            Cal. No. 570
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 16, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
          favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
          ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
          its place in the order of third reading -- again amended  and  ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- recom-
          mitted  to  the  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
          Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,  ordered  to
          first  and  second  report,  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and
          ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT authorizing the  commissioner  of  transportation  to  conduct  a
          comprehensive  study on designation of private roads on the University
          at Buffalo North Campus and public roads in the town  of  Amherst  for
          the purposes of future autonomous vehicle technology testing
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature  finds  that  automated
     2  vehicle technology offers widely anticipated and revolutionary potential
     3  for  the  transportation sector.   Among the unprecedented opportunities
     4  offered by this technology are inclusive  mobility  options  to  benefit
     5  disadvantaged,  disabled and elderly residents; congestion and emissions
     6  mitigation; improved livable land use;  and  improved  road  usage.  The
     7  legislature  also  recognizes  that  autonomous  vehicle  technology  is
     8  unproven and requires greater testing and the State of  New  York  is  a
     9  testbed  for innovation that balances the safety and needs of its public
    10  against the need for technological advancement.
    11    The legislature also recognizes that the University at Buffalo has the
    12  legal authority to test autonomous vehicle technology on  certain  roads
    13  that  have  been  determined  to  be private and therefore not under the
    14  jurisdiction of the New York State  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles  for
    15  autonomous  vehicle  technology testing approval. In addition to testing
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11862-09-0

        S. 6052--C                          2
 
     1  on these private roads, the University at Buffalo may also  test  auton-
     2  omous  vehicle  technology  in its parking lots, which are defined sepa-
     3  rately in the law, and are outside of New York State Department of Motor
     4  Vehicles jurisdiction.
     5    In order to increase the routes available on the University at Buffalo
     6  North  Campus  for  future  autonomous  vehicle  technology testing, the
     7  legislature recognizes that the New York State Department of Transporta-
     8  tion has the knowledge and expertise to review traffic flow on the road-
     9  ways within the University at Buffalo  North  Campus,  and  to  identify
    10  roads  that  could  be deemed private without impacting existing traffic
    11  conditions in and around the University at Buffalo North Campus.
    12    § 2. For the purposes of this act, the term "autonomous vehicle  tech-
    13  nology" shall mean the hardware and software that are collectively capa-
    14  ble of performing part or all of the dynamic driving task on a sustained
    15  basis,  and  the term "dynamic driving task" shall mean all of the real-
    16  time operational and tactical functions required to operate a vehicle in
    17  on-road traffic, excluding the strategic functions such as trip schedul-
    18  ing and selection of destinations and waypoints.
    19    § 3. The department of transportation shall undertake a  comprehensive
    20  study  on designation of roads on the University at Buffalo North Campus
    21  and in the town of Amherst for the purposes of future autonomous vehicle
    22  technology testing. The study shall include:
    23    1. The creation of three future testing zones in the town of  Amherst,
    24  about  which the department shall publish regulations relating to future
    25  testing and safety:
    26    (a) Zone one--Flint Road between Service Center Road  and  John  James
    27  Audubon  Parkway;  John  James  Audubon  Parkway  between Flint Road and
    28  Service Center Road on the University at Buffalo Campus;
    29    (b) Zone two--Flint Road Loop;  Augsberger  Road  between  Putnam  Way
    30  North,  and  Hadley Road; Putnam Way North between Hadley Road and Augs-
    31  berger Road; Hadley Road between Augsberger Road and Putnam Way North;
    32    (c) Zone three--John James Audubon Parkway  Northbound  between  Flint
    33  Road  and  Lee  Road; John James Audubon Parkway Southbound, between Lee
    34  Road and Flint Road; Lee Road between John  James  Audubon  Parkway  and
    35  White  Drive; White Drive between Lee Road and Hamilton Road; and Hamil-
    36  ton Road from John James Audubon Parkway to Putnam Road North;
    37    2. The installation of smart sensors or other technology deemed neces-
    38  sary for the implementation  of  future  autonomous  vehicle  technology
    39  testing; and
    40    3.  Guidelines  for  compliance  with  the  insurance requirements for
    41  fleets  during  future  testing,  in  line  with  current   requirements
    42  prescribed in the vehicle and traffic law.
    43    §  4. At no time shall any testing of autonomous vehicle technology be
    44  conducted in the testing zones defined in  section  three  of  this  act
    45  during completion of this study.
    46    §  5.  As  part  of  the study, the department of transportation shall
    47  review the ability of the Erie County  sheriff,  University  at  Buffalo
    48  campus  police, and Town of Amherst police to supervise autonomous vehi-
    49  cle technology testing as described in section three of this act.
    50    § 6. The department of transportation  shall  make  a  report  to  the
    51  governor  and the legislature of its findings, conclusions and recommen-
    52  dations no later than six months after the effective date of this act.
    53    § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.
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