New Jersey (2019) Assembly Joint Resolution 164

• Authority: New Jersey
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2019-03-18

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains. It primarily addresses governance structures (establishing a task force) rather than specific AI risks. The only risk subdomain with minimal coverage is 6.5 Governance Failure, as the document creates a governance mechanism to study autonomous vehicle integration. No other risk subdomains are substantively addressed.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Finance & Insurance
• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector through its focus on autonomous vehicle integration on public roads. It also has minimal coverage of Public Administration (excluding National Security) as it establishes a governmental task force and addresses regulatory frameworks.

Legislative Status

Other

Legislative Status Summary

This is a joint resolution establishing a temporary task force to study autonomous vehicles and make recommendations. It creates a study body rather than binding legal obligations on external parties, and expires upon report submission.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New Jersey State Legislature (Senate and General Assembly)
• Summary: The document is a joint resolution enacted by the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly, establishing the task force through legislative action.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New Jersey Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Task Force members, including Commissioner of Transportation, Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety, Board of Public Utilities commissioner, and various appointed public members
• Summary: The resolution applies to and governs the task force members who are required to conduct the study and issue recommendations. The task force itself is the primary target of this governance instrument.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Governor of New Jersey
• Summary: The Governor has appointment authority over task force members and receives the final report, indicating oversight responsibility for the task force's operations.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Governor of New Jersey; New Jersey Legislature
• Summary: Both the Governor and Legislature receive the task force's report for review and potential action, serving as monitoring bodies for the task force's work and recommendations.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not directly address specific AI lifecycle stages for autonomous vehicle systems. Instead, it establishes a task force to study and recommend governance approaches. The task force's mandate includes evaluating existing laws and recommending pilot programs, which implicitly relates to planning for future deployment and operation of autonomous vehicles.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and focuses on 'advanced autonomous vehicles' with specific automation levels (3, 4, or 5 per SAE J3016 standard). It does not mention AI models, AI systems, or other AI-specific technical concepts, as it treats autonomous vehicles as complete technological systems rather than discussing their underlying AI components.