New Mexico § 66-7-12 - Autonomous motor vehicles; notification and regulation of testing
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-7-12 — Autonomous motor vehicles; notification and regulation of testing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-7-12. Autonomous motor vehicles; notification and regulation of testing
A. Prior to testing an autonomous motor vehicle or an autonomous commercial motor
vehicle on a public highway in New Mexico, a person owning or operating such a motor
vehicle shall notify the department of transportation at least five calendar days
in advance of such operation on a form provided by rule by the department of at least
the following information: (1) the serial number and type of each motor vehicle to be tested; (2) the routes to be used by the motor vehicles; (3) the level of automated driving systems to be used by the motor vehicles; and (4) such additional information as may be required by the department of transportation
by rule. B. The department of transportation shall promulgate rules regarding the notification
and regulation process provided for in Subsection A of this section, including forms
to be used and information to be submitted by operators of autonomous motor vehicles
and autonomous commercial motor vehicles when testing such motor vehicles on public
highways in New Mexico.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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