To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the establishment of pilot programs to advance high-definition road mapping in order to further the safe deployment of highly automated vehicles.

21st Century Automated Vehicle Safety Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities (i.e., nonprofit organizations, states and localities, and institutions of higher education) for such entities to establish pilot programs to advance high-definition road mapping in order to further the safe deployment of highly automated vehicles.