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Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 545.451

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In this subchapter:
(1) “Automated driving system” means hardware and software that, when installed on a motor vehicle and engaged, are collectively capable of performing, without any intervention or supervision by a human operator:
(A) all aspects of the entire dynamic driving task for the vehicle on a sustained basis; and
(B) any fallback maneuvers necessary to respond to a failure of the system.
(2) “Automated motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle on which an automated driving system is installed.
(3) “Entire dynamic driving task” means the operational and tactical aspects of operating a vehicle. The term:
(A) includes:
(i) operational aspects, including steering, braking, accelerating, and monitoring the vehicle and the roadway; and
(ii) tactical aspects, including responding to events, determining when to change lanes, turning, using signals, and other related actions; and
(B) does not include strategic aspects, including determining destinations or waypoints.
(4) “Human operator” means a natural person in an automated motor vehicle who controls the entire dynamic driving task.
(5) “Owner” has the meaning assigned by § 502.001.