Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:400.4

  • Automated driving system: means the hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether it is limited to a specific operational design domain. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:400.1
  • Autonomous commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle used in commerce and equipped with an automated driving system, including those designed to function without a driver. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:400.1
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation and Development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
  • Motor vehicle: means every vehicle which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, but excluding a motorized bicycle and an electric-assisted bicycle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
  • Vehicle: means every device by which persons or things may be transported upon a public highway or bridge, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1

            The automated driving system of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle and the person or entity required to submit a statement to the Department of Transportation and Development pursuant to the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 32:400.3(C) shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, ordinances, and statutes of this state and will be considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle. The person or entity operating the autonomous commercial motor vehicle may be issued a traffic citation or other applicable penalty if the vehicle fails to comply with any traffic or motor vehicle laws of this state.

            Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.