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332-AV Laws Around the World: Who , What , Where and Why? 

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2023: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Imperial A

Session Moderators and Organizers

MODERATORS
Karlyn Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation

ORGANIZERS
Karlyn Stanley
Ellen Partridge

TRB Sponsoring Committees and Partners

Emerging Technology Law Committee

Session Description and Agenda

DESCRIPTION

There ought to be a law! The need for legal brakes and/or accelerators for AV deployment has long been discussed at TRB -- laws on safety, liability, road use, training, cybersecurity, disclosure, and more. While some adamantly claim that no liability laws are needed, others are equally certain that widespread deployment of lifesaving AV technology rests on the certainty that a uniform federal law would create. This session will explore AV laws from 7 nations (China, Japan, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia). Using these 7 legal regimes, we will pull out themes and consequences: Why did this nation focus on this aspect of the law affecting AVs? What was the impact on the deployment of AVs?

AGENDA

Overview of each country's AV laws by country expert (5 minutes per country)
Panel discussion comparing and contrasting key aspects of AV laws (35 minutes)
Audience interaction with questions and answers (20 minutes)

Session Objectives

• What legal regimes (e.g., Germany) allow the actual deployment of AVs on their roads?
• How are cybersecurity, liability, and insurance for AVs addressed in different nations?
• Is the kind of AV deployment (e.g., trucks, buses, cars, shuttles) dependent on the state of the law?
• What are the commonalities among the 7 legal regimes, and what is missing?
• What lessons can be learned from comparisons of 7 legal regimes to inform a U.S. federal AV law?