Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 712
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Transportation (Rouson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 200 and 201
    4  insert:
    5         (4) This section may not be construed to diminish the
    6  rights, liabilities, remedies, or responsibilities of any
    7  individual or entity under current statutory or common law with
    8  respect to product liability.
    9         Section 9. Section 324.033, Florida Statutes, is created to
   10  read:
   11         324.033 Manner of proving financial responsibility;
   12  autonomous vehicles.—
   13         (1) All fully autonomous vehicles not engaged in commercial
   14  activity must have:
   15         (a) Liability insurance coverage from an insurer admitted
   16  to do business in this state in the amount of at least:
   17         1. One hundred thousand dollars for bodily injury to, or
   18  the death of, one person in any one accident, and, subject to
   19  such limits for one person, $300,000 for bodily injury to, or
   20  the death of, two or more persons in any one accident, and
   21  $50,000 for damage to, or destruction of, the property of others
   22  in any one accident; or
   23         2. Five hundred thousand dollars combined single limit per
   24  incident for combined bodily injury and property damage.
   25         (b) Uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage as required
   26  by s. 627.727 correlating to the liability insurance provided;
   27  and
   28         (c) Personal injury protection coverage pursuant to s.
   29  627.736.
   30         (2) A motor vehicle liability policy required under
   31  subsection (1) must insure the following persons:
   32         (a) Any owner, lessee, or registrant of the autonomous
   33  vehicle.
   34         (b) An operator of the autonomous vehicle.
   35         (c) The manufacturers of the autonomous vehicle and
   36  automated driving systems.
   37         (d) Any other person who is liable for the covered acts or
   38  omissions of insureds under paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or
   39  paragraph (c), but only to the extent of that liability.
   40         (3) A fully autonomous vehicle that engages in commercial
   41  activity, other than as a TNC vehicle as defined in s. 627.748,
   42  must have all of the following:
   43         (a) Liability insurance coverage from an insurer admitted
   44  to do business in this state, in the amount of at least $2
   45  million per incident combined single limits for bodily injury
   46  and property damage liability.
   47         (b) Personal injury protection benefits that meet the
   48  minimum coverage required under ss. 627.730-627.7405.
   49         (c) Uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage as required
   50  by s. 627.727.
   51         (4) A vehicle may be operated in fully autonomous mode in
   52  this state only if the manufacturers of the vehicle and the
   53  autonomous driving system meet all of the following
   54  requirements:
   55         (a) Establishes with the Secretary of State a registered
   56  agent for service of process in this state.
   57         (b) Delivers to the department a surety bond in the amount
   58  of at least $10 million conditioned on the payment of any
   59  judgment entered against the principal on account of use,
   60  operation, ownership, or maintenance in this state of any
   61  autonomous vehicle or automated driving system manufactured by
   62  the principal. A bond is not adequate unless it is written by a
   63  company authorized to do business in this state and is rated A+
   64  by Best’s.
   65         Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
   66  627.748, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   67         627.748 Transportation network companies.—
   68         (7) TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY AND TNC DRIVER INSURANCE
   69  REQUIREMENTS.—
   70         (c) The following automobile insurance requirements apply
   71  while a TNC driver or fully autonomous TNC vehicle is engaged in
   72  a prearranged ride:
   73         1. Automobile insurance that provides:
   74         a. A primary automobile liability coverage of at least $1
   75  million for death, bodily injury, and property damage;
   76         b. Personal injury protection benefits that meet the
   77  minimum coverage amounts required of a limousine under ss.
   78  627.730-627.7405; and
   79         c. Uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage as required
   80  by s. 627.727.
   81         2. The coverage requirements of this paragraph may be
   82  satisfied by any of the following:
   83         a. Automobile insurance maintained by the TNC driver;
   84         b. Automobile insurance maintained by the TNC; or
   85         c. A combination of sub-subparagraphs a. and b.
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   87  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   88  And the title is amended as follows:
   89         Delete line 24
   90  and insert:
   91         construction; creating s. 324.033, F.S.; providing
   92         insurance requirements for all fully autonomous
   93         vehicles not engaged in commercial activity; requiring
   94         a certain motor vehicle liability policy to insure
   95         specified persons; providing insurance requirements
   96         for a fully autonomous vehicle that engages in
   97         commercial activity, other than as a transportation
   98         network company (TNC) vehicle; authorizing a vehicle
   99         to be operated in fully autonomous mode in this state
  100         only if the manufacturers of the vehicle and the
  101         autonomous driving system meet specified requirements;
  102         providing certain bond requirements; amending s.
  103         627.748, F.S.; specifying automobile insurance
  104         requirements that apply while a fully autonomous TNC
  105         vehicle is engaged in a prearranged ride; amending s.
  106         319.145, F.S.; revising