Pennsylvania Highly Automated Vehicles Act (Act 130 of 2022, HB 2398)
Pennsylvania · Act 130 of 2022; 75 Pa. C.S. Ch. 88
Pennsylvania's comprehensive AV law authorized fully driverless operation, created a PennDOT permitting regime for testing and commercial deployment, required incident reporting to PennDOT and State Police, and authorized 'highly automated work zone vehicles' and platooning. Pennsylvania had been an AV testing hub since 2016 under non-statutory PennDOT guidance; Act 130 finally codified the framework.
Technical detail
75 Pa. C.S. Ch. 88 (Highly Automated Vehicles), added by Act 130 of 2022 (HB 2398, P.L. 1762).
Who is protected: Pennsylvania motorists, pedestrians, and roadway workers
Who must comply: AV testers, deployers, commercial-network operators, and platooning operators on Pennsylvania roads
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2022-11-03 |
| Enacted | 2022-11-03 |
| Citation | Act 130 of 2022; 75 Pa. C.S. Ch. 88 |
| Enforced by | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Pennsylvania State Police |
| Private right of action | No — agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Permit suspension/revocation; civil penalties; traffic-code penalties |
| Topics | government use of AI · consumer protection · automated decision-making |
| Last verified | 2026-06-17 |
| Official source | Pennsylvania General Assembly — HB 2398 (2021–2022) ↗ |
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