HI HB1797

Requires automated vehicles used by motor carriers to transport passengers commercially to have a licensed human supervisor on board at all times who can assume control of driving tasks.

Motor carriers must establish training programs for supervisors covering the operation, capabilities, and limitations of automated vehicles.

Creates a tax credit equal to 35% of qualified training expenses, capped at $10,000 per taxpayer annually and $1,000,000 total across all taxpayers per year.

Adds statutory definitions for "automated driving system," "automated vehicle," "dynamic driving task," and "supervisor" to Hawaii motor carrier law.

The law takes effect July 1, 3000, with tax credits applying to taxable years after December 31, 2026, and the entire Act sunsets on December 31, 2036.