PA Act 130 of 2022 (HAVs)
Pennsylvania Highly Automated Vehicles Act (Act 130 of 2022, HB 2398)
Pennsylvania · Act 130 of 2022; 75 Pa. C.S. Ch. 88
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- November 3, 2022
- Applies to
- AV testers, deployers, commercial-network operators, and platooning operators on Pennsylvania roads
- Enforced by
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Pennsylvania State Police
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.
Who is protected: Pennsylvania motorists, pedestrians, and roadway workers
Legal detail
75 Pa. C.S. Ch. 88 (Highly Automated Vehicles), added by Act 130 of 2022 (HB 2398, P.L. 1762).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | November 3, 2022 |
| Citation | Act 130 of 2022; 75 Pa. C.S. Ch. 88 |
| 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 |
| Bill text | Pennsylvania General Assembly — HB 2398 (2021–2022) |
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