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CHAPTER 482B - ALTERNATIVE ELECTRONIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
[NAC-482B Revised Date: 10-26]
GENERAL PROVISIONS
482B.010 Definitions.
482B.020 “Certificate of compliance” defined.
482B.030 “Dynamic driving task” defined.
482B.040 “Minimal risk condition” defined.
482B.050 “Operational design domain” defined.
482B.060 Operators.
482B.070 Registration: Requirement for operation; submission of proof of insurance; affidavit concerning training, description of vehicle and other requested information; required label.
482B.080 Confidentiality of documents and records submitted to or obtained by Department; disclosure under certain circumstances.
TESTING AND OPERATION
482B.100 Testing or operation: General requirements.
482B.110 Testing or operation: Capability of operation in compliance with applicable laws required unless exempted; requirements relating to control by human operator.
482B.120 Testing: Application for testing certificate and testing license plates; fees; duties of testing certificate holder.
482B.130 Testing: Requirement for provision of proof of insurance or security.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
NAC 482B.010 Definitions. (NRS 482B.150) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 482B.020 to 482B.050, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
NAC 482B.020 “Certificate of compliance” defined. (NRS 482B.150) “Certificate of compliance” means a document which certifies that an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle meets the applicable requirements of this chapter and chapter 482B of NRS.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
NAC 482B.030 “Dynamic driving task” defined. (NRS 482B.150) “Dynamic driving task” means all of the real-time operational and tactical functions required to operate an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle in traffic on a highway. The term does not include functions relating to planning for the use of the vehicle, including, without limitation, the scheduling of a trip or the selection of a destination or waypoint.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
NAC 482B.040 “Minimal risk condition” defined. (NRS 482B.150) “Minimal risk condition” means a condition in which an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle operating without a human driver, upon experiencing a failure of its alternative electronic transportation system that renders the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle unable to perform the dynamic driving task, achieves a reasonably safe state which may include, without limitation, bringing the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle to a complete stop.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
NAC 482B.050 “Operational design domain” defined. (NRS 482B.150) “Operational design domain” means a description of the specific domain or domains in which an alternative electronic transportation system is designed to properly operate, including, without limitation, types of roadways, ranges of speed and environmental conditions.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
NAC 482B.060 Operators. (NRS 482B.150) For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, a person shall be deemed the operator of an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle if the person controls the vehicle, whether from the inside of the vehicle or from a remote location that is outside of the vehicle, by engaging an alternative electronic transportation system.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
NAC 482B.070 Registration: Requirement for operation; submission of proof of insurance; affidavit concerning training, description of vehicle and other requested information; required label. (NRS 482B.150)
1. An alternative electronic transportation system vehicle must be registered before the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle may be operated on the highways of this State in the same manner and under the same circumstances as a vehicle which is not an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle and which is required to be registered in this State pursuant to chapter 482 of NRS.
2. Before an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle may be registered in this State, the owner of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle must submit to the Department, in addition to any other requirement set forth in chapter 482 or 482B of NRS for registering a vehicle:
(a) Proof that the person has obtained the insurance coverage required pursuant to NRS 485.185, and not an operator’s policy of liability insurance pursuant to NRS 485.186.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a signed affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Department, which states that the operator of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle has been trained in the capabilities and limitations of the alternative electronic transportation system in the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle and holds a driver’s license of the class required to operate the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle.
(c) A description of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle, including, without limitation, whether the alternative electronic transportation system is capable of disengaging and achieving a minimal risk condition.
(d) Any other information requested by the Department to determine if the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle meets the requirements for a vehicle to be operated on the highways of this State.
3. A person who registers a fleet of alternative electronic transportation system vehicles must, in addition to the requirements of subsection 2, provide a signed affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Department, which states that every person who is authorized by the person registering the fleet to operate an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle that is part of the fleet has been trained in the capabilities and limitations of the alternative electronic transportation system of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle.
4. 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.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
REVISER’S NOTE.
The provisions of subsection 4 of this section (NAC 482B.070) were moved in codification from subsection 1 of section 11 of LCB File No. R081-22, which is codified as NAC 482B.110.
NAC 482B.080 Confidentiality of documents and records submitted to or obtained by Department; disclosure under certain circumstances. (NRS 482B.150)
1. The Department will keep confidential any document or record submitted to or obtained by the Department pursuant to this chapter and chapter 482B of NRS in relation to the testing or operation of an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle or an alternative electronic transportation system.
2. Any document or record that the Department keeps confidential pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Is deemed to be the proprietary or confidential information of the person who submitted the document or record;
(b) Is not a public record; and
(c) Will not be disclosed by the Department unless:
(1) The Department first obtains the consent of the person who submitted the document or record; or
(2) The Department is ordered to disclose the document or record by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
TESTING AND OPERATION
NAC 482B.100 Testing or operation: General requirements. (NRS 482B.150)
1. An alternative electronic transportation system vehicle may not be tested on the highways of this State until the person who is responsible for the testing of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle has submitted to the Department a certificate of compliance for the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle and obtained a testing certificate and testing license plates pursuant to NAC 482B.120.
2. An alternative electronic transportation system vehicle may not be operated on the highways of this State until:
(a) The manufacturer of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle or the manufacturer or developer of the alternative electronic transportation system utilized in the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle has submitted to the Department a certificate of compliance for the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle; and
(b) The owner or operator of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle has obtained from the Department registration for the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle pursuant to chapter 482 of NRS.
3. A certificate of compliance required by this section must:
(a) Be made on a form prescribed by the Department; and
(b) Certify that the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle or the alternative electronic transportation system installed in the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle, as applicable, meets the applicable requirements of NAC 482B.110.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
NAC 482B.110 Testing or operation: Capability of operation in compliance with applicable laws required unless exempted; requirements relating to control by human operator. (NRS 482B.150)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 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.
2. 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 to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
REVISER’S NOTE.
Subsection 1 of section 11 of LCB File No. R081-22 (filed with the Secretary of State on August 22, 2023) was moved in codification to create a new subsection 4 of section 8 of that regulation (NAC 482B.070).
NAC 482B.120 Testing: Application for testing certificate and testing license plates; fees; duties of testing certificate holder. (NRS 482B.150)
1. A person may not test an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle or an alternative electronic transportation system on the highways of this State unless the person has met the requirements of NAC 482B.130 and obtained a testing certificate and testing license plates pursuant to this section. A person may apply for a testing certificate and testing license plates which, when attached to an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle, authorize the testing of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle on the highways of this State, by submitting to the Department:
(a) A form prescribed by the Department to request a testing certificate and testing license plates.
(b) A document on which the developer of the alternative electronic transportation system certifies that the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle, the alternative electronic transportation system, or both, meet the applicable requirements of NAC 482B.110.
2. A form to request a testing certificate and testing license plates submitted pursuant to this section must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $100 and a nonrefundable fee of $12 for each set of testing license plates requested by the applicant.
3. A person who holds a testing certificate that is issued by the Department pursuant to this section:
(a) Shall report to the Department, within 10 business days after a motor vehicle crash, any motor vehicle crash involving the testing of the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle which results in personal injury or property damage estimated to exceed $750 and include in the report a copy of any report prepared by law enforcement personnel and, if no report was prepared by law enforcement personnel, a completed “Report of Traffic Crash,” form SR-1, available on the Internet website of the Department;
(b) Must ensure that the testing certificate is:
(1) In the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle at all times when the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle or alternative electronic transportation system is being tested; and
(2) Accessible and available to be examined by a peace officer regardless of the presence or absence of any person in the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle; and
(c) Is not required to register, pursuant to chapter 482 of NRS, an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle if the person is solely testing the alternative electronic transportation system vehicle or alternative electronic transportation system.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)
NAC 482B.130 Testing: Requirement for provision of proof of insurance or security. (NRS 482B.150) Before a person begins testing an alternative electronic transportation system vehicle on a highway of this State, the person must:
1. Submit to the Department proof of insurance or self-insurance acceptable to the Department in the amount of $5,000,000; or
2. Make a cash deposit or post and maintain a surety bond or other acceptable form of security with the Department in the amount of $5,000,000.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R081-22, eff. 8-22-2023)