NetChoice Urges D.C. Council to Revive Autonomous Vehicle Legislation After Committee Tie Vote

WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the D.C. Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment deadlocked 3-3 on the Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026, which stops the bill from advancing this year.

The vote leaves the nation’s capital with no legal path for the driverless ride-hailing service that riders in a growing number of American cities already use every day.

A peer-reviewed study in Traffic Injury Prevention also found no crash category where the autonomous system performed worse than human drivers.

Members of Congress and visitors from around the world get to see American innovation up close in Washington.

NetChoice urges the Council to take up autonomous vehicle legislation early in the next Council period so that D.C. residents get the same choice riders in other American cities already have.