TCA § 55-8-202 — Motor vehicles equipped with autonomous technology
AI-assisted research summary: A political subdivision may not prohibit autonomous-technology motor vehicles within its boundaries if the vehicle otherwise complies with the subdivision’s safety regulations.
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. “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; “Driving mode” means a type of driving scenario with characteristic dynamic driving task requirements including, but not limited to, the following: Expressway merging; High speed cruising; Low speed traffic jam; and Closed-campus operations; “Dynamic driving task” means the operational and tactical aspects of the driving task, but does not include the strategic aspect of the driving task; “Operational” means steering, braking, accelerating, and monitoring the vehicle and roadway; “Strategic” means determining destinations and waypoints; and “Tactical” includes, but is not limited to, the following: Responding to events; and Determining when to change lanes, turn, or use signals.