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# Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law

Canonical ID: `9920fd42-a97d-4437-89ba-2bb3b16de645`

- **Jurisdiction:** [Tennessee](/locations/united-states/tennessee.md) (id: `bf4be660-c16f-4e4a-90a5-13a4bacb0e82`)
- **Kind:** `permit`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2026-01-01

Tennessee allows autonomous vehicle testing and deployment on public roads, requiring compliance with state traffic laws and minimum insurance coverage. State law preempts local regulation of AVs.

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.tn.gov/tdot/transportation-innovations/autonomous-vehicles.html · 2026-01-01

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2026-01-01 · agent-recon
    - Initial ingestion

## Common questions

### What does Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law cover?

Tennessee allows autonomous vehicle testing and deployment on public roads, requiring compliance with state traffic laws and minimum insurance coverage. State law preempts local regulation of AVs.

### Where does Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law apply?

Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in Tennessee on the DEPLOY registry.

### When did Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law take effect?

Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law is recorded as effective January 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law still in effect?

Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

### What types of robots does Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law apply to?

Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law?

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Tennessee Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Law: 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.


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