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The bill improves consumer information, safety, and enforcement around partially automated driving systems, but does so at the cost of added compliance, administrative and litigation burdens that may raise prices, slow product rollout, or constrain how manufacturers communicate and innovate.
Middle-class car buyers receive clear, standardized notices and labels about partially automated driving systems so they better understand system capabilities, required driver supervision, and any fees before purchase.
Drivers and vehicle owners get advance warnings about software updates that materially affect driving tasks, improving safety awareness and reducing the chance of unexpected changes in system behavior while driving.
The bill bans misleading marketing about partial automation, reducing consumer deception and the risk of overreliance on systems that could increase crash risk.
Manufacturers' compliance costs for notices, labels, and disclosures may be passed on to consumers, raising vehicle prices for middle-class families.
Expanded enforcement and new disclosure requirements increase litigation and regulatory risk for manufacturers, which could raise consumer costs or slow rollout of new vehicle features.
Rigid disclosure rules could limit how manufacturers explain complex features, potentially chilling some communication or innovation in how systems are designed or presented.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Stops marketing partially automated systems as fully automated and requires clear buyer and update notices describing features, limits, ODD, and driver duties.
Introduced February 4, 2026 by Kim Schrier · Last progress February 4, 2026
Requires vehicle manufacturers and dealers to stop marketing partially automated driving systems as fully automated and to give clear, prominent written notices to buyers, dealers, and drivers about what those systems can and cannot do. Misleading claims must end within 180 days, and written purchaser and software-update notices explaining features, operational limits (operational design domain), and driver responsibilities must be provided within two years; enforcement is available through federal consumer- and safety-enforcement authorities.