Texas Transportation Code

§ 545.456 — AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE

TN § 545.456Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. J. OPERATION OF AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES

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(a)The board by rule shall prescribe the form and manner by which a person may apply to the department for authorization to operate automated motor vehicles to transport property or passengers in furtherance of a commercial enterprise on highways and streets in this state without a human driver.

(b)The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must require a person to provide the following to the department:

(1)a written statement by the person that includes:

(A)the person's contact information; and

(B)vehicle descriptive information as prescribed by the department;

(2)a written statement by the person or the manufacturer of the vehicle or the automated driving system acknowledging that each automated motor vehicle is:

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 2807), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.