West Virginia Code 17H-1-4 – Construction
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 17H-1-4
- ADS: means the hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether it is limited to a specific operational design domain. See West Virginia Code 17H-1-3
- DDT: means all of the real-time operational and tactical functions required to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic, excluding the strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection of destinations and waypoints, and including without limitation:
(1) Lateral vehicle motion control via steering. See West Virginia Code 17H-1-3
- Fully autonomous vehicle: means a motor vehicle equipped with an automated driving system (ADS) designed to function without a human driver as a level 4 or 5 system under SAE J3016. See West Virginia Code 17H-1-3
- Human driver: means a natural person in the vehicle with a valid license to operate a motor vehicle who controls all or part of the dynamic driving task (DDT). See West Virginia Code 17H-1-3
- Person: means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any legal or commercial entity. See West Virginia Code 17H-1-3
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(1) Prohibit a human driver from operating a fully autonomous vehicle to control all or part of the DDT;
(2) Prohibit a fully autonomous vehicle from operating without a human driver; or
(3) Prohibit a person from operating a vehicle with ADS that is not a fully autonomous vehicle on the public roads of this state.