{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-202","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-202","heading":"Motor vehicles equipped with autonomous technology","body":"(a) No political subdivision may by ordinance, resolution, or any other means prohibit within the jurisdictional boundaries of the political subdivision the use of a motor vehicle equipped with autonomous technology if the motor vehicle otherwise complies with all safety regulations of the political subdivision. (b) (1) \"Autonomous technology\" means technology installed on a motor vehicle that has the capability to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed in high or full automation mode, without any supervision by a human operator, with specific driving mode performance by the automated driving system of all aspects of the dynamic driving task that can be managed by a human driver, including the ability to automatically bring the motor vehicle into a minimal risk condition in the event of a critical vehicle or system failure or other emergency event; (2) \"Driving mode\" means a type of driving scenario with characteristic dynamic driving task requirements including, but not limited to, the following: (A) Expressway merging; (B) High speed cruising; (C) Low speed traffic jam; and (D) Closed-campus operations; (3) \"Dynamic driving task\" means the operational and tactical aspects of the driving task, but does not include the strategic aspect of the driving task; (4) \"Operational\" means steering, braking, accelerating, and monitoring the vehicle and roadway; (5) \"Strategic\" means determining destinations and waypoints; and (6) \"Tactical\" includes, but is not limited to, the following: (A) Responding to events; and (B) Determining when to change lanes, turn, or use signals. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016. Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 307,s 1, eff. 4/24/2015.\n(a) No political subdivision may by ordinance, resolution, or any other means prohibit within the jurisdictional boundaries of the political subdivision the use of a motor vehicle equipped with autonomous technology if the motor vehicle otherwise complies with all safety regulations of the political subdivision.\n(b) (1) \"Autonomous technology\" means technology installed on a motor vehicle that has the capability to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed in high or full automation mode, without any supervision by a human operator, with specific driving mode performance by the automated driving system of all aspects of the dynamic driving task that can be managed by a human driver, including the ability to automatically bring the motor vehicle into a minimal risk condition in the event of a critical vehicle or system failure or other emergency event; (2) \"Driving mode\" means a type of driving scenario with characteristic dynamic driving task requirements including, but not limited to, the following: (A) Expressway merging; (B) High speed cruising; (C) Low speed traffic jam; and (D) Closed-campus operations; (3) \"Dynamic driving task\" means the operational and tactical aspects of the driving task, but does not include the strategic aspect of the driving task; (4) \"Operational\" means steering, braking, accelerating, and monitoring the vehicle and roadway; (5) \"Strategic\" means determining destinations and waypoints; and (6) \"Tactical\" includes, but is not limited to, the following: (A) Responding to events; and (B) Determining when to change lanes, turn, or use signals.\n(1) \"Autonomous technology\" means technology installed on a motor vehicle that has the capability to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed in high or full automation mode, without any supervision by a human operator, with specific driving mode performance by the automated driving system of all aspects of the dynamic driving task that can be managed by a human driver, including the ability to automatically bring the motor vehicle into a minimal risk condition in the event of a critical vehicle or system failure or other emergency event;\nhigh or full automation mode, without any supervision by a human operator, with specific driving mode performance by the automated driving system of all aspects of the dynamic driving task that can be managed by a human driver, including the ability to automatically bring the motor vehicle into a minimal risk condition in the event of a critical vehicle or system failure or other emergency event;\n(2) \"Driving mode\" means a type of driving scenario with characteristic dynamic driving task requirements including, but not limited to, the following: (A) Expressway merging; (B) High speed cruising; (C) Low speed traffic jam; and (D) Closed-campus operations;\n(A) Expressway merging;\n(B) High speed cruising;\n(C) Low speed traffic jam; and\n(D) Closed-campus operations;\n(3) \"Dynamic driving task\" means the operational and tactical aspects of the driving task, but does not include the strategic aspect of the driving task;\n(4) \"Operational\" means steering, braking, accelerating, and monitoring the vehicle and roadway;\n(5) \"Strategic\" means determining destinations and waypoints; and\n(6) \"Tactical\" includes, but is not limited to, the following: (A) Responding to events; and (B) Determining when to change lanes, turn, or use signals.\n(A) Responding to events; and\n(B) Determining when to change lanes, turn, or use signals.","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 8"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"a2c7a5661ab02340cbdfcceaa3e6a73a0064c16ca2ca06e059b0b4c0e7f1ca23","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-201","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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