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Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017)

Tennessee SB 151 creates the Automated Vehicles Act, permitting ADS-operated vehicles on public roads without a driver if conditions are met. Preempts local regulation, considers ADS as the driver for liability purposes when fully engaged. Applies only to high or full automation mode.

Jurisdiction: United States/Tennessee · Effective 2017-01-01

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.ncsl.org/transportation/autonomous-vehicles
  2. https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/advanced-driver-assistance/highly-automated-vehicle-laws

Status history

  • In effect · 2017-01-01 · agent-recon

    Initial ingestion

Common questions

What does Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017) cover?
Tennessee SB 151 creates the Automated Vehicles Act, permitting ADS-operated vehicles on public roads without a driver if conditions are met. Preempts local regulation, considers ADS as the driver for liability purposes when fully engaged. Applies only to high or full automation mode.
Where does Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017) apply?
Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017) is recorded as a standard applying in Tennessee on the DEPLOY registry.
When did Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017) take effect?
Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017) is recorded as effective January 1, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017) still in effect?
Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017) apply to?
Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017) is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017)?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Tennessee Automated Vehicles Act (SB 151, 2017): Apollo RT6, Argo AI Self-Driving System, Aurora, Aurora Driver and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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