New York S07956 requires a licensed person to be present in certain autonomous vehicles on public highways.

New York S07956 amends the vehicle and traffic law to prohibit any motor vehicle with a manufacturers' gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand one pounds or more that utilizes autonomous vehicle technology from being operated on public highways unless a natural person holding a valid license for the operation of the motor vehicle's class is present within such vehicle. The bill defines "autonomous vehicle technology" as the hardware and software capable of performing part or all of the dynamic driving task on a sustained basis.

New York S07956 requires a licensed person to be present in certain autonomous vehicles on public highways.

New York S07956 amends the vehicle and traffic law to prohibit any motor vehicle with a manufacturers' gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand one pounds or more that utilizes autonomous vehicle technology from being operated on public highways unless a natural person holding a valid license for the operation of the motor vehicle's class is present within such vehicle. The bill defines "autonomous vehicle technology" as the hardware and software capable of performing part or all of the dynamic driving task on a sustained basis.