Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Summary
The SAM Act amends federal transportation law so that grant money from the Department of Transportation can be used to buy and deploy new buses equipped with level‑3‑5 automated driving systems. It creates a competitive “Accelerating Innovative Mobility” grant program, reserving at least 15% of funds for rural projects, and expands the definition of rolling stock to include software for autonomous vehicles. The bill aims to speed the rollout of safe, shared autonomous buses across the United States.
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