1. An alternative electronic transportation
system vehicle must not be registered in this State unless the alternative
electronic transportation system vehicle has affixed to it a label pursuant to
49 C.F.R. §
567.4.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
3, an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle must not be tested
or operated on a highway of this State unless the alternative electronic
transportation system vehicle is capable of operating in compliance with the
applicable motor vehicle laws and traffic laws of this State, unless an
exemption has been granted by the Department, and:
(a) If the alternative electronic
transportation system vehicle is designed to be controlled by a human operator
who is physically present inside of the alternative electronic transportation
system vehicle, the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle is
equipped with:
(1) A means to engage and
disengage the alternative electronic transportation system which is easily
accessible to the human operator of the alternative electronic transportation
system vehicle;
(2) An indicator
located inside the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle which
indicates when the alternative electronic transportation system is operating
the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle; and
(3) A means to alert the human operator to
take manual control of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle
if a failure of the alternative electronic transportation system occurs which
renders the alternative electronic transportation system unable to perform the
dynamic driving task relevant to its intended operational design domain;
and
(b) If the
alternative electronic transportation system vehicle may be controlled by a
human operator from a remote location outside of the vehicle, the alternative
electronic transportation system vehicle is capable of achieving a minimal risk
condition if a failure of the alternative electronic transportation system
occurs which renders the alternative electronic transportation system unable to
perform the dynamic driving task relevant to its intended operational design
domain.
3. If a federal
law or regulation provides standards for the operation of an alternative
electronic transportation system vehicle, an alternative electronic
transportation system vehicle may be tested or used on a highway of this State
with a human operator if the alternative electronic transportation system
vehicle is capable of operating in compliance with the applicable motor vehicle
laws and traffic laws of this State and such a federal law or
regulation.
Added
by
R081-22A,
eff. 8/1/2023
