California Transportation Commission: advisory committee: autonomous vehicle technology.

Existing law creates the California Transportation Commission with various powers and duties, including the duty to advise and assist the Secretary of Transportation and the Legislature in formulating and evaluating state policies and plans for transportation programs in the state. This bill would require the chair of the commission to establish an advisory committee, the California Council on the Future of Transportation, to provide the Governor and the Legislature with recommendations for changes in state policy to ensure that California continues to be the world leader in autonomous, driverless, and connected vehicle technology. The bill would require the council to consist of at least 22 members, selected by the chair or designated, as specified, who represent, among others, transportation workers, various state and local agencies, and a disability rights organization. The bill would require the council to gather public comment on issues and concerns related to autonomous vehicles and to submit, among other things, recommendations for statewide policy changes and updates to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2022, and to submit a report of its recommendations biannually thereafter, or more frequently at the commission's discretion. The bill would require the council to create subcommittees focused on or more specific topics and to form one subcommittee led by the Office of Planning and Research focused on furthering the state's environmental, public health, and energy objectives, as specified. The bill would require the subcommittee to submit policy recommendations to the council and the Legislature by January 1, 2022, and to make those recommendations publicly available. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2030.