{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-708","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-6-708","heading":"State of the art affirmative defense against product liability for an automated driving system.","body":"In an action based upon defective design, manufacture, or failure to warn related to the automated driving system of an ADS-dedicated vehicle or an ADS-equipped vehicle that is equipped with a level four ADS or level five ADS brought against the manufacturer or developer of the automated driving system, liability is precluded if:\n(1) the manufacturer or developer complied with the state of the art knowledge of scientific and technical knowledge and other circumstances that existed at the time of manufacture; or\n(2) the automated driving system when deployed reduces injuries to persons, in the aggregate, as compared to humans conducting the same activity.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-6 Particular Proceedings","Part 78B-6-7 Utah Product Liability Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter6/78B-6-S708.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"a359ecc38f5575922f55729c1a2420f3b4a9a9079d56fe4c494186f65e1a1bda","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-707","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}