| State | Status | State Law |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 🟨 | (1) HB 791 (2017); (2) EO (2018-13) |
| Explanation of State Law | Failed Legislation | Testing |
| (1) Prohibits local governments from enacting ordinance prohibiting autonomous vehicles on its roads, (2) Established “Autonomous Illinois” initiative to promote the development, testing, and deployment and testing of CAV technologies | - | Lisle, Ill., technology company Autobon AI is a AI truck company who did some testing in IL (source) |
| Testing Requirements | Oversight Department | Infrastructure Developments |
| A licensed driver must be in the vehicle during testing. Only trained employees, contractors, or other persons authorized may operate or monitor the vehicles. The vehicle must comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards The Tester must disclose: The name and business address of the tester; Identification information about the vehicle(s) to be tested (make, model, plate number); The operator’s name, contact information, and driver’s licence number and state of issuance; Name of the area where the testing will take place; Other information (additional requirements to be established be IDOT) | State initiative that involves the following agencies: Illinois State Police; Illinois Tollway; Department of Insurance; Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; ILDOT | (1) Smart Transportation Infrastructure Initiative (STII) has been working to bring together expertise and knowledge from academia (The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois-Chicago); industry (including the Illinois Autonomous Vehicles Association); and government and align advanced research with IDOT’s envisioned autonomous vehicle testing program to support the innovation and deployment of safe automated transportation. The intent of this collaboration is to work with IDOT to build a research facility in Rantoul, Illinois, called the Illinois-Automated and Connected Track (I-ACT). (2) The state currently is working with Northwestern University and the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses on a test track for autonomous vehicles in downstate Rantoul, about 15 miles north of Champaign. (source) |
| Crashes/Safety Incidents | Liability/Insurance Requirements | |
| - | The owner of an autonomous motor vehicle shall provide proof of insurance to the Secretary by providing either a certificate of insurance or a surety bond to be posted with the Secretary in an amount no less than $1,000,000 and no more than $5,000,000. (source) |