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Colford: 41 out of 50 U.S. states lack autonomous vehicle legislation

Matthew Colford · a16z Podcast | Of Presidents, Policies, and Tech · Jan 2, 2019 · at 35:47

Matthew Colford, policy expert at Andreessen Horowitz, discusses the state-level regulatory landscape for autonomous vehicles in early 2017.

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“Interesting factoid is that 41 out of the 50 states have still not passed any legislation or any...”

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Matthew Colford states that 41 out of 50 U.S. states have not yet passed any legislation regarding autonomous vehicles.

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Assessment

According to records from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), as of January 2017, exactly 9 U.S. states (Nevada, California, Florida, Michigan, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Louisiana, and Virginia) had enacted legislation regarding autonomous vehicles. Subtracting these 9 states from the 50 U.S. states leaves exactly 41 states that had not enacted autonomous vehicle legislation. Executive orders (such as those in Arizona and Massachusetts) are distinct from state legislation, and Washington, D.C. is a federal district rather than a U.S. state.

NCSL records show 9 U.S. states had enacted AV legislation prior to January 2017 (NV, CA, FL, MI, ND, TN, UT, LA, VA).
50 U.S. states minus 9 states with enacted legislation leaves 41 states that had not passed legislation as of January 2017.

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[1] a16z.com [2] maryland.gov [3] maryland.gov [4] ugpti.org [5] easychair.org [6] michigan.gov [7] ufl.edu [8] ncsl.org

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