Texas § OC.2402.005 - APPLICABILITY TO AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES
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§ OC.2402.005. APPLICABILITY TO AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES
APPLICABILITY TO AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) A corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that, for compensation, enables a passenger to prearrange a ride in an automated motor vehicle through the entity's digital network is a transportation network company and is subject to the requirements of this chapter, except as otherwise provided by this section. (b) A transportation network company holding a permit under this chapter may use automated motor vehicles owned by the company or operated under a contract with the company to provide digitally prearranged rides through the company's digital network. (c) A reference in this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter to a "driver" includes an automated motor vehicle, except that a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter that by its nature reasonably applies only to a human driver does not apply to an automated motor vehicle operating with the automated driving system engaged. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 2807 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER B. PERMIT REQUIRED
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Section OC.2402.005 ("APPLICABILITY TO AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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