(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no person may operate on a highway in this Commonwealth a highly automated vehicle, unless:
(1) the firm, copartnership, association, corporation or educational or research institution is a certificate holder or is a highly automated vehicle driver approved by a certificate holder to operate a highly automated vehicle on behalf of the certificate holder; and
(2) the highly automated vehicle is operated in accordance with this title.
(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) A highly automated work zone vehicle operated in accordance with section 8531 (relating to highly automated work zone vehicles).
(2) A platoon operated in accordance with section 8532 (relating to platooning).
(3) A highly automated vehicle registered in another state operating in this Commonwealth under an interstate agreement in accordance with section 8510.5 (relating to interstate agreements).
(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1946, No.130, eff. 240 days)
2022 Amendment. Act 130 added section 8504.
Cross References. Section 8504 is referred to in section 8510.1 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 85 - Highly Automated Vehicles
Section 8502 - Highly automated vehicles
Section 8503 - Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Committee
Section 8504 - Certificate of compliance required
Section 8505 - Powers of department
Section 8506 - Self-certification
Section 8507 - Self-certification review
Section 8508 - Operation requirements
Section 8509 - Commercial operation
Section 8510 - Local governance
Section 8510.1 - Enforcement and penalties
Section 8510.2 - Regulations and guidelines
Section 8510.3 - Confidential records
Section 8510.5 - Interstate agreements
Section 8512 - General prohibition
Section 8513 - Powers of department
Section 8515 - Authorization issuance and renewal
Section 8517 - Local regulation
Section 8519 - Insurance and liability
Section 8521 - Criminal penalties
Section 8522 - Application of title