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A 539 — Relates to Autonomous Vehicle Driving

New YorkIntroduced Jan 1, 2023

This bill relates to autonomous vehicle driving in New York. It was introduced to address regulatory and safety concerns related to the deployment of autonomous vehicles. The bill was ultimately rejected, as the enacting clause was struck on July 22, 2024. The legislation would have addressed risks and safety standards associated with autonomous systems, which fall under the autonomous_systems harm domain.

Autonomous Systems
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Linked Incidents

15

Incidents this policy has been directly linked to

Autonomous SystemsFatality

19-year-old woman dies after Tesla Cybertruck catches fire following crash and doors fail to open

Nov 27, 2024·Direct
Autonomous SystemsFatality

38-year-old Tesla Model X owner dies in Autopilot crash after system warnings fail to prevent collision with concrete median

Mar 1, 2018·California, United States·Indirect
Autonomous Systems

35-year-old Tesla driver hospitalized after crash in Full Self-Driving mode on clear two-lane road

Feb 26, 2025·Unknown, United States·Indirect
Autonomous SystemsFatality

71-year-old woman struck and killed by self-driving Tesla in Phoenix due to glare and system failure

Jan 1, 2023·Phoenix, USA·Indirect
Autonomous Systems

Tesla Model 3 driver sustains injury after Full Self-Driving crash in Alabama

May 24, 2025·Alabama, United States·Indirect
Autonomous Systems

19-year-old basketball prospect trapped in Tesla Cybertruck crash after steering wheel "went limp

Apr 24, 2024·United States·Indirect
Autonomous SystemsFatalityMinor

Four children killed when Tesla veers off road into tree and flips into river near Tavira, Portugal

May 12, 2025·Tavira, Portugal·Indirect
Autonomous Systems

23-year-old California driver injured when Tesla Model Y veers off I-5 and becomes impaled on guardrail while using lane assist and cruise control

Jul 9, 2025·California, USA·Indirect
Autonomous SystemsFatality

Arizona pedestrian killed by Uber autonomous vehicle in 2018 crash leading to state shutdown of testing

Mar 18, 2018·Tempe, United States·Indirect
Autonomous Systems

Two men die in Tesla crash in Spring, Texas, with no driver present at time of impact under Autopilot system

Apr 17, 2021·Indirect