Support for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)

The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) assembled a meeting of public and private stakeholders on November 8, 2017, to discuss raising awareness regarding the opportunities and challenges of AVs. Topics of discussion included:

• AV registration and inspection;
• AV education, training, and operator licensing;
• Insurance and liability;
• Enforcement of AV laws;
• AV testing;
• Emergency response;
• AV infrastructure needs; and the
• Social, economic, and environmental impacts of AVs

VTrans reported on the conclusions of this meeting in its report to the Vermont General Assembly, Preparing for Automated Vehicles in Vermont.