The first federal bill that deals with automated cars recentlycleared the United States House of Representatives Energy andCommerce Committee, and is now pending action before the fullHouse.

The "Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deploymentand Research In Vehicle Evolution" (SELF DRIVE) Act aims tofacilitate the testing and distribution of highly automatedvehicles (HAVs).

The bill (H.R. 3388) was originally introduced to the HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee as the "Designating Each Car'sAutomation Level Act" (DECAL) Act. But during markup on July 25,2017, it was replaced with the SELF DRIVE Act. However, it stillretains its designation as H.R. 3388.

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