At the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Transportation Hearing on Autonomous Vehicles led, led by Chairman Straus and Chairman McGee, the chapter reviewed a number of bills listed below, and provided testimony supporting our members position across the diverse member base.
Some of the assembled observers at the hearing
Dr. Waseem Naqvi testifying to the Committee
The Committee acknowledged that the Chapter serves the needs of small and large business, vehicle OEMs and third party suppliers, manufacturers and operators, and invited the chapter back for open candid exchange.
Bills addressing: Autonomous Vehicles; Distracted Driving; Motor Vehicle Ops; Road and Bridge Namings
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An Act to enhance child passenger safety |
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An Act relative to hands free cell phone devices |
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An Act relative to the safety of autonomous vehicles |
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An Act to promote the safe integration of autonomous vehicles into the transportation system of the Commonwealth |
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An Act relative to vehicle idling |
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An Act to provide for an air bag on-off switch to ensure safety to women, children and individuals with medical conditions |
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An Act relative to low-speed vehicles |
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An Act relative to child passenger safety |
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An Act relative to the use of video screens while operating a motor vehicle |
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An Act to prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities |
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An Act designating certain portions of state highway as the Officer Ronald Tarentino, Jr. memorial highway |
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An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Norwood as the Thomas J. Kewriga Memorial Bridge |
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An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Needham as the James J. Delaney II, UMSC Veterans Memorial Bridge |
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An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Kelly A. Timilty Memorial Bridge |
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An Act relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving |
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An Act establishing the George Washington memorial highway |
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An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Lanesborough as the Sergeant Gregory Aloysius Noonan Bridge |
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An Act relative to autonomous vehicles |
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An Act to promote the safe integration of autonomous vehicles into the transportation system of the Commonwealth |
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An Act relative to naming a state-owned bridge in the town of Amherst after Ellen Story |
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An Act designating a portion of Route 3 as the Middlesex 3 highway |
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An Act relative to safe driving |
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An Act requiring the hands-free use of mobile telephones while driving |
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An Act relative to autonomous vehicles |
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An Act designating Concord Road in the town of Westford as the Colonel John Robinson Memorial Highway |
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An Act relative to autonomous vehicles |
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An Act limiting autonomous driving capabilities to zero emission and electric vehicles |
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An Act relative to low-speed vehicles |
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An Act relative to the safety of autonomous vehicles |
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An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Needham as the James J. Delaney II, USMC Veterans Memorial Bridge |
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An Act relative to automobile technology |
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An Act requiring the hands-free use of mobile telephones while driving |
