Montana State Legislature

Committee Topic: Autonomous Vehicles

Interim committees may take up other matters related to the agencies and topic areas they oversee. Depending on whether members put greater or less emphasis on their statutory duties related to interim studies and agency monitoring, they have more time to focus on TIC-relevant member issues.

Members may propose investigation of emerging issues at any time during the interim. Agencies may also request that the Committee study an emerging issue that has resulted from court decisions, federal actions, or another cause.

Emerging issues are not necessarily member issues and may be raised by an agency or by staff. However, to be on the agenda, the presiding officer or other TIC member must request agenda time.

Autonomous Vehicles Related Materials:

September 4, 2024

• NHTSA Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) Level 2 Data
• Follow-up Information: General Crash Statistics for Context

July 10, 2024

• Kathryn Marshall Timmons, Associate Attorney, Venable, LLP – Presenter Bio
• NHTSA General Standing Order & Crash Data Review - Kathryn Timmons PowerPoint Presentation
• NHTSA Crash Data Review - LSD Presentation
• Public Comment
• AV Safety Research California Traffic Fatality Analysis
• 2024 State of AV

May 8, 2024

• Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) Presentation
• Autonomous Vehicle Legislation Review & Considerations - Katy Callon; Joe Carroll, Staff Attorney, LSD
• Kratos/MDFC Sugarbeet Hauling Platooning Plan
• CHS Inc. Operational Plan for Level 3, Autonomous Trucks

March 13, 2024

• Autonomous Vehicles & Rural Driving: A Review of Other States’ Approaches- Katy Callon
• Automated Vehicles & Adverse Weather – Phase 3 - Federal Highway Administration
• Kodiak Presentation – Dan Goff, Director of External Affairs, Kodiak

September 2023

The committee adopted its work plan and selected a moderate level of study of autonomous vehicles. 

Meeting Materials

• HJ 10 Final Report (2021-2022 TIC) - Travis Brown, Research Analyst
• AV Memo - Questions to Consider - Joe Carroll, Staff Attorney
• Annotated HB 339
• AV Liability Memo (2021-2022 TIC, updated) - Joe Carroll, Staff Attorney