1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Automated Vehicle Safety Act of 2018 . 2. Grants for establishment of high-definition road mapping pilot programs (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for such entities to establish pilot programs to advance high-definition road mapping in order to further the safe deployment of highly automated vehicles. (b) Eligibility The Secretary may only award a grant under this section to an eligible entity that— (1) submits an application at such time, in such form, and with such information and assurances as the Secretary may require; (2) has the ability to— (A) integrate high-definition road mapping data into a human-in-the-loop, motion-based driving simulator that— (i) has a 360-degree field of view; (ii) has the ability to simultaneously perform sustained acceleration and braking combined with multiple lane changes to realistically recreate the experience of driving a vehicle; and (iii) has interchangeable physical vehicle cabs to support testing with light and heavy vehicles; (B) integrate high-definition road mapping data into highly automated vehicles operated on public roads or highways; and (C) use a facility that has been designated as an Automated Vehicle Proving Ground by the Secretary