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# Texas autonomous motor vehicle law (SB 2205)

Canonical ID: `38fd9166-1378-4393-883a-8fb2b94695d9`

- **Jurisdiction:** [Texas](/locations/united-states/texas.md) (id: `45f67762-10f4-4255-be84-45c73efe25f9`)
- **Kind:** `other`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2017-09-01

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.

## Sources (3)

1. https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/SB02205F.htm
2. https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/85R/billtext/pdf/SB02205F.pdf
3. 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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