Senate Transportation sets an August 25th hearing on how driverless vehicles are being deployed under SB 2807
The Senate Committee on Transportation posted notice of a public hearing for August 25th, 2026 in the Capitol. One of three interim charges covers the deployment of autonomous vehicle technology authorized by SB 2807 of the 89th Session. It reaches the rules adopted by the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Licensing and Regulation. The charge directs the committee to quantify the impact on traffic related collisions. The committee will hear invited and public testimony.
How to take part
The hearing is at 9:00 AM on August 25th, 2026 in hearing room E1.016 at the Capitol in Austin, and the committee takes public as well as invited testimony. A speaker gets two minutes. Written testimony goes to the committee clerk in fifteen copies with the submitter's name on each one. The notice describes no electronic comment channel, unlike the House notices posted for the same week.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Timeline
- Today
- hearing
Public hearing, 9:00 AM, hearing room E1.016
5 days out
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-08-20
Admitted. The Legislature's own notice carries the charge, the date, the room and the terms on which a member of the public may be heard.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
Studying the Deployment of Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Study the deployment of autonomous vehicle technology as authorized by SB 2807, (89th Session), including rule-making adopted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Quantify the impact on traffic-related collisions.Senate, Notice of Public Hearing, Committee on Transportation, August 25th, 2026 Primary source, official · capitol.texas.gov
Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 15 copies to the committee clerk with your name on each copy.Senate, Notice of Public Hearing, Committee on Transportation, August 25th, 2026 Primary source, official · capitol.texas.gov
TIME & DATE: 9:00 AM, Tuesday, August 25, 2026Senate, Notice of Public Hearing, Committee on Transportation, August 25th, 2026, header Primary source, official · capitol.texas.gov
PLACE: E1.016 (Hearing Room)Senate, Notice of Public Hearing, Committee on Transportation, August 25th, 2026, header Primary source, official · capitol.texas.gov
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
The Senate Committee on Transportation posted notice of a public hearing for August 25th, 2026 in the Capitol. One of three interim charges covers the deployment of autonomous vehicle technology authorized by SB 2807 of the 89th Session. It reaches the rules adopted by the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Licensing and Regulation. The charge directs the committee to quantify the impact on traffic related collisions. The committee will hear invited and public testimony.
Who decides it?
Texas Senate Committee on Transportation decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The hearing is at 9:00 AM on August 25th, 2026 in hearing room E1.016 at the Capitol in Austin, and the committee takes public as well as invited testimony. A speaker gets two minutes. Written testimony goes to the committee clerk in fifteen copies with the submitter's name on each one. The notice describes no electronic comment channel, unlike the House notices posted for the same week.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It applies statewide.
Has it been decided?
Its status on the record is open.
What happens next?
A hearing is set for August 25th, in five days.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is August 25th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under state policy.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
No. It sits outside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on August 20th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, Senate Transportation sets an August 25th hearing on how driverless vehicles are being deployed under SB 2807. Tracked since August 20th, 2026. Last verified August 20th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0077/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0077.
Beat
Filed under State policy, with every other decision on that beat.