(a) No political subdivision may by ordinance, resolution, or any other means prohibit within the jurisdictional boundaries of the political subdivision the use of a motor vehicle equipped with autonomous technology if the motor vehicle otherwise complies with all safety regulations of the political subdivision.(b)(1) 'Autonomous technology' means technology installed on a motor vehicle that has the capability to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed in high or full automation mode, without any supervision by a human operator, with specific driving mode performance by the automated driving system of all aspects of the dynamic driving task that can be managed by a human driver, including the ability to automatically bring the motor vehicle into a minimal risk condition in the event of a critical vehicle or system failure or other emergency event;(2) 'Driving mode' means a type of driving scenario with characteristic dynamic driving task requirements including, but not limited to, the following: (A) Expressway merging;(B) High speed cruising;(C) Low speed traffic jam; and(D) Closed-campus operations;(3) 'Dynamic driving task' means the operational and tactical not limited to, the following: (A) Expressway merging;(B) High speed cruising;(C) Low speed traffic jam; and(D) Closed-campus operations;(3) 'Dynamic driving task' means the operational and tactical aspects of the driving task, but does not include the strategic aspect of the driving task;(4) 'Operational' means steering, braking, accelerating, and monitoring the vehicle and roadway;(5) 'Strategic' means determining destinations and waypoints; and(6) 'Tactical' includes, but is not limited to, the following: (A) Responding to events; and(B) Determining when to change lanes, turn, or use signals.Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 307,s 1, eff. 4/24/2015.
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