Review – HR 7390 Introduced - SELF DRIVE Act

Last month Rep Latta (R,OH) introduced HR 7390, the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act of 2026. The bill would require the establishment of motor vehicle safety standards for automated driving systems. No new funding is authorized.

I could find no legislation in the 118^th Congress that would appear to be similar to HR 7390, but there was a similarly titled bill (HR 3711) introduced in the 117th Congress by Latta, but it was substantially different from this bill. No action was taken in the House on the earlier bill.

The bill would add two new sections to 49 USC Chapter 301:

§30130. Motor vehicle safety standards for automated driving systems, and

§30131. National Automated Vehicle Safety Data Repository

The proposed §30130 includes cybersecurity requirements.

Moving Forward

On February 10^th, 2026 the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a business meeting where HR 7390 was considered. Three amendments were offered and withdrawn. The Subcommittee voted 12 to 11 to refer the bill favorably to the full Committee.

 

For more information about the cybersecurity provisions of this bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-7390-introduced-self-drive-act - subscription required.