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Texas autonomous motor vehicle law (SB 2205)

Texas Senate Bill 2205 (85th Legislature, effective Sept 1, 2017) amended the Transportation Code to authorize the operation of automated motor vehicles, including driverless commercial trucks, on Texas roads without a human operator, provided the vehicle meets specified requirements. It is the state enabling law under which Aurora, Kodiak, and others run driverless commercial freight in Texas.

Jurisdiction: United States/Texas · Effective 2017-09-01

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https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/SB02205F.htm
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/85R/billtext/pdf/SB02205F.pdf
https://www.txdmv.gov/AVprogram

Status history

In effect · 2017-09-01 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (trucks V1 unit 1 - Aurora)
Texas SB 2205 in effect since Sept 1, 2017, authorizing automated motor vehicle operation. Baseline status event (trucks V1).

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