The statute just passed September 1, 2021, SB 1308, relates to a border traffic study on the impacts of using certain motor vehicle technologies. This research requires TxDOT and DPS, in consultation with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the appropriate federal agencies, to jointly conduct a study on:
the potential benefits of using automated driving systems, connected driving systems, and other emerging technologies to alleviate motor vehicle traffic congestion at ports of entry on the Texas-Mexico border; and
the overall impact of using automated driving systems, connected driving systems, and other emerging technologies on the transportation industry workforce and the broader Texas economy, including the effects on driver and public safety.
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/SB01308S.pdf