NRS482A.080. Vehicle to meet federal standards and regulations for registration; requirements for testing or operating upon highways in this State.

      1.  An autonomous vehicle shall not be registered in this State unless the autonomous vehicle meets all federal standards and regulations that are applicable to a motor vehicle.

      2.  An autonomous vehicle shall not be tested or operated on a highway within this State unless the autonomous vehicle is:

      (a) Equipped with a means to engage and disengage the autonomous technology which is easily accessible to the human operator of the autonomous vehicle;

      (b) Equipped with a visual indicator located inside the autonomous vehicle which indicates when autonomous technology is operating the autonomous vehicle;

      (c) Equipped with a means to alert the human operator to take manual control of the autonomous vehicle if a failure of the autonomous technology has been detected and such failure affects the ability of the autonomous technology to operate safely the autonomous vehicle; and

      (d) Capable of being operated in compliance with the applicable motor vehicle laws and traffic laws of this State.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 2009)