(1)  Subject to Subsection (2), an on-demand autonomous vehicle network may only operate pursuant to state laws governing the operation of ground transportation for-hire under state law, including:

Terms Used In Utah Code 41-26-106

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  a transportation network company pursuant to Title 13, Chapter 51, Transportation Network Company Registration Act;

(b)  a public transit district as defined in Section 17B-2a-802; or

(c)  a private passenger carrier as defined in Section 53-3-102.

(2)  Any provision of state law described in Subsection (1) that reasonably applies only to a human driver, including Subsection 13-51-105(5)(b), shall not apply to the operation of a vehicle by an engaged level four or five ADS that is part of an on-demand autonomous vehicle network.

Enacted by Chapter 459, 2019 General Session

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