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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="15-901" title_number="15" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Licensing of Businesses and Occupations" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Autonomous Vehicle Converters">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Automated driving standards” means the six levels of driving automation established under the SAE International J3016 standard.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Automated driving system” means the hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing part or all of the dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether the driving task is limited to a specific operational design domain.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Autonomous vehicle converter” means a person that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Alters or modifies a new or used motor vehicle by addition, substitution, or removal of components, other than readily attachable components, in compliance with all applicable motor vehicle safety requirements established under federal law; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Assembles, installs, and affixes an automated driving system to a new or used motor vehicle in such a manner that converts the vehicle into a converted autonomous vehicle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Converted autonomous vehicle” means a motor vehicle that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is equipped with an aftermarket automated driving system capable of operating in accordance with some or all of the automated driving standards;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Meets or exceeds weight or capacity thresholds established under federal law; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Is capable of operating in accordance with applicable State and federal law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Operational design domain” means operating conditions under which a given automated driving system is specifically designed to function, including conditions subject to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Environmental restrictions;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Geographic restrictions;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Time–of–day restrictions; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The required presence or absence of certain traffic or roadway characteristics.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
