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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4535 

To require transportation network companies to provide customers notice 

when a driver has a camera in their motor vehicle and provide customers 

an opportunity to opt out of riding in motor vehicles with cameras, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 13, 2024 

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To require transportation network companies to provide customers notice when a driver has a camera in their motor 

vehicle and provide customers an opportunity to opt out 

of riding in motor vehicles with cameras, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe and Private Rides 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK 

2 COMPANIES PERTAINING TO CAMERAS IN 

3 MOTOR VEHICLES. 

4 (a) REGISTERING REQUIREMENT, NOTICE AND OP5 PORTUNITY TO OPT OUT OF RIDING IN CARS WITH CAM6 ERAS, AND RESTRICTION ON USE OF PASSENGER RE7 CORDING.—A transportation network company shall— 

8 (1) for the purpose of enabling the notification 

9 described in paragraph (2), require each driver affili10 ated with the transportation network company to 

11 register with such company any camera in the motor 

12 vehicle of the driver that records video images of 

13 passengers; 

14 (2) notify each passenger of each camera reg15 istered with the transportation network company; 

16 (3) develop and implement a process to address 

17 any violation of the requirement under paragraph 

18 (1); 

19 (4) provide any customer of the transportation 

20 network company with— 

21 (A) a clear and prominent notice on the 

22 application of the transportation network com23 pany when a driver affiliated with such com24 pany uses a motor vehicle that has a camera in 

25 the motor vehicle that records video images of 

26 passengers; and 


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1 (B) subject to the standards described in 

2 subsection (b), an opportunity on such applica3 tion to opt out of riding in any motor vehicle 

4 that has a camera in the motor vehicle that 

5 records video images of passengers; 

6 (5) not retain or transfer a recording of a pas7 senger except as necessary to report criminal activ8 ity, for insurance purposes, or to determine compli9 ance with the terms of service of a transportation 

10 network company; and 

11 (6) establish a mechanism by which a passenger 

12 of the transportation network company may report 

13 instances of being— 

14 (A) recorded without being notified; or 

15 (B) connected with a driver with a camera 

16 in the motor vehicle that records video images 

17 of passengers after such passenger opted out 

18 pursuant to paragraph (4)(B). 

19 (b) STANDARDS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPT

20 OUT.—For purposes of the opportunity to opt out de21 scribed in subsection (a)(2)(B), a transportation network 

22 company shall— 

23 (1) allow any customer to revoke consent to 

24 ride in a motor vehicle that has a camera in such 


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1 vehicle through an accessible and easily navigable 

2 mechanism; 

3 (2) provide an option to opt out that is clearly 

4 displayed in the application settings or another eas5 ily accessible location in that application; 

6 (3) provide to a customer an opportunity to opt 

7 out of riding in a motor vehicle that has a camera 

8 in such vehicle that is independent from the cus9 tomer agreeing to the terms of service of the trans10 portation network company; and 

11 (4) only infer a customer’s decision to opt out 

12 based on the customer taking a direct action that a 

13 reasonable person would constitute as an affirmative 

14 revocation of consent. 

15 (c) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.—No transportation 

16 network company that has complied with subsections (a) 

17 and (b) shall be liable for the actions of a driver affiliated 

18 with such company who otherwise violates such sub19 sections. 

20 (d) ENFORCEMENT BY THE COMMISSION.— 

21 (1) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRAC22 TICES.—A violation of this Act shall be treated as 

23 an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of 

24 a rule promulgated under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 


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1 Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 

2 57a(a)(1)(B)). 

3 (2) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 

5 enforce this Act in the same manner, by the 

6 same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 

7 powers, and duties as though all applicable 

8 terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 

9 Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were in10 corporated into and made a part of this section. 

11 (B) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any 

12 transportation network company that violates 

13 this Act shall be subject to the penalties and 

14 entitled to the privileges and immunities pro15 vided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 

16 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 

17 (C) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in 

18 this Act shall be construed to limit the author19 ity of the Commission under any other provi20 sion of law. 

21 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements estab22 lished in this Act shall take effect on the date that is 180 

23 days after the enactment of this Act. 

24 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 


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1 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

2 means the Federal Trade Commission. 

3 (2) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehi4 cle’’ means any vehicle which is manufactured pri5 marily for use on public streets, roads, and highways 

6 (not including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail 

7 or rails) and which has at least 4 wheels. 

8 (3) TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘transpor10 tation network company’’ means any entity that 

11 uses a digital network to connect a customer to 

12 a driver affiliated with the company in order for 

13 the driver to provide transportation services 

14 using a motor vehicle to the customer. 

15 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘transpor16 tation network company’’ does not include— 

17 (i) a shared-expense carpool or van18 pool arrangement that is not intended to 

19 generate a profit for the driver; or 

20 (ii) microtransit or other dedicated 

21 transportation services provided exclusively 

22 on behalf of a government entity, a non23 profit organization, or a third-party com24 mercial enterprise. 

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