RSA 242:1 Automated Vehicle Testing Pilot Program and Deployment Requirements.

I. The department of safety, division of motor vehicles, shall establish a pilot program to test automated vehicle technologies on public roads within the state. The pilot program shall commence 90 days following the effective date of this section.
II. The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Automated driving system" or "ADS" means the hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing all aspects of the dynamic driving task within its operational design domain, if any, including achieving a minimal risk condition, without any intervention or supervision by a conventional human driver. ADS shall be used to describe vehicles equipped with autonomous or