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A 2025 bill (SB 395) proposed to require a human operator onboard commercial autonomous trucks and buses; track as a restriction-direction proposal.","locationId":"06c29acd-073c-47f8-91cd-82f02cdaff32","effectiveAt":"2011-06-16T12:00:00.000Z","expiresAt":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","formFactors":["av","truck"],"aliases":["Nevada AV law","AB 511","NRS 482A","first US AV law"],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T12:37:16.918Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T12:43:03.757Z","location":{"id":"06c29acd-073c-47f8-91cd-82f02cdaff32","name":"Nevada","slug":"nevada","kind":"state","parentLocationId":"aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e","lat":null,"lng":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","aliases":["NV"],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T12:37:12.270Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T12:37:12.270Z"},"derived":{"status":"in_effect"},"sources":[{"id":"56ef3786-92ae-43cf-bbb4-b0fe6fcc16d9","regulationId":"e0c2aaa8-8323-43cb-b2c3-f5b60ce9c66f","url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-482A.html","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"NRS Chapter 482A - Autonomous Vehicles (full statute)","sourceName":"Nevada Legislature (official)","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T12:37:17.453Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T12:37:17.453Z"},{"id":"7ddf83b9-2f74-417d-ac23-ebd5cb210876","regulationId":"e0c2aaa8-8323-43cb-b2c3-f5b60ce9c66f","url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-482A.html","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"NAC Chapter 482A - Autonomous Vehicles (administrative regulations)","sourceName":"Nevada Legislature (official)","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T12:37:17.529Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T12:37:17.529Z"},{"id":"48948a3e-864b-4a21-9416-f0b6afc5ca96","regulationId":"e0c2aaa8-8323-43cb-b2c3-f5b60ce9c66f","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/2022/chapter-482a/statute-482a-200/","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"NRS 482A.200 - fully automated vehicles; 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