“To inform consumers about the capabilities and limitations of partially automated vehicles, and for other purposes.”
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This section prohibits manufacturers, not later than 180 days after enactment, from making representations implying that a partially automated driving system (or its features) is a fully automated driving system or has capabilities beyond its actual performance. Not later than two years after enactment, the section requires manufacturers and dealers to provide clear notices to purchasers of partially automated vehicles describing the system's features, capabilities, limitations (including operational design domain), and driver responsibilities (i.e., object detection/response, supervision, and intervention); requires manufacturers to supply such notices to dealers beforehand; and shields dealers from violation if manufacturers fail to comply (and vice versa). Beginning two years after enactment, the section requires manufacturers to notify owners, lessees, or drivers of material changes to system capabilities from software updates (including over-the-air). The section authorizes enforcement of these requirements by NHTSA (via amendment to 49 U.S.C. 30165(a)(1)), the Federal Trade Commission (treating violations as unfair or deceptive acts under the FTC Act), and state attorneys general (via civil actions with prior notice to the FTC and limits during pending federal actions).