As used in these rules the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
A. Definitions beginning with "A":
(1) "Active safety
system" means the vehicle systems that sense and monitor conditions
inside and outside the vehicle for the purpose of identifying perceived present
and potential dangers to the vehicle, occupants, and other road users, and
automatically intervene to help avoid or mitigate potential collisions via
various methods, including alerts to the driver, vehicle system adjustments
and active control of the vehicle subsystems (brakes, throttle, suspension
etc.).
(2) "Automated driving
system" or "ADS" means the hardware and software that are collectively
capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis
regardless of whether it is limited to a specific operational design domain
"automated driving system" is used specifically to describe a level three, four
or five driving automation system as defined in Society of Automotive Engineers
Standard J3016, as published in the Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms
Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor
Vehicles.
(3)
"Autonomous commercial motor vehicle" means a commercial motor
vehicle, as defined in Subsection J of Section
66-1-4.3
NMSA 1978, that is equipped with and may be controlled by an automated driving
system.
(4)
"Autonomous motor
vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is equipped with and may be
controlled by an automated driving system and includes an autonomous commercial
motor vehicle.
(5)
"Autonomous motor vehicle operator" means the person who engages
the automated driving system of an autonomous motor vehicle or autonomous
commercial motor vehicle.
(6)
"Autonomous motor vehicle tester" or "tester" means
the entity who is testing autonomous motor vehicles on New Mexico public
roadways.
(7)
"Autonomous
motor vehicle testing" or "autonomous commercial motor vehicle
testing" means activities taken in full or in part to evaluate and
assess: (a) the automated driving system's
performance of the dynamic driving task; and
(b) the automated driving system's
performance with respect to applicable safety areas as defined by the federal
national highway traffic safety administration for autonomous motor vehicle
operations.
B. Definitions beginning with "B"
C. "Commission" means the New Mexico state transportation commission.
D. Definitions beginning with "D":
(1)
"Department" means the New Mexico department of
transportation.
(2)
"Department secretary" means the cabinet secretary of the New
Mexico department of transportation or his designated representative.
(3)
"Driving automation" means
the performance of part of all of the dynamic driving task by hardware or
software on a sustained basis.
(4)
"Dynamic driving task" as defined in Society of Automotive
Engineers Standard (SAE) J3016 all of the real-time operational and tactical
functions required to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic, excluding the
strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection of destinations and
waypoints, and including without limitation
(a) lateral vehicle motion control via
steering;
(b) longitudinal vehicle
motion control via acceleration and deceleration;
(c) monitoring the driving environment via
object and event detection, recognition, classification, and response
preparation;
(d) object and event
response execution;
(e) maneuver
planning; and
(f) enhancing
conspicuity via elements including but not limited to lighting, signaling, and
gesturing.
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