Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 150 - AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE REGULATIONS › Section 19-150-1 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in
				  this chapter:
"ADS-equipped vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with an
				  Automated Driving System.
"Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems" and "ADAS" mean systems
				  designed to help drivers with certain driving tasks (e.g., staying in the lane,
				  parking, avoiding crashes, reducing blind spots, and maintaining a safe
				  headway).
"Automated driving system" and "ADS" mean 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 mode" means the mode that is set in the vehicle in
				  order for the automated actions to take over and the driver or user does not
				  control the functions of the vehicle.
"Automated vehicle" and "AV" means an
				  automated-driving-system-equipped vehicle capable of performing all aspects of
				  the dynamic driving task within its operational design domain, if any,
				  including achieving a minimal risk condition, without the intervention or
				  supervision, by a conventional human driver.
"Crash report" means a report completed by a law enforcement
				  officer who investigates a motor vehicle crash.
"Data collection mechanisms" and "DCM" mean recording media,
				  including but not limited to on-board electronic data recorders, on-board
				  computer processing units, and cloud-based computer processing units.
"Department" means the Department of Transportation.
"Driver" means a human user who performs in real-time part or
				  all of the dynamic driving task and dynamic driving task fallback for a
				  particular vehicle. In a vehicle equipped with an ADS, a driver may in some
				  vehicles assume or resume performance of part or all of the dynamic driving
				  task from the ADS during a given trip.
"Driver history" means the record containing all convictions
				  and other licensing actions of each driver.
"Driver testing" means the examination of an applicant to
				  determine whether the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and ability to
				  safely operate a vehicle on public roadways.
"Dynamic driving task" and "DDT" mean all of the real-time
				  operational and tactical functions required to operate a vehicle in on-road
				  traffic.
"Endorsement" means an authorization to an individual's
				  driver's license permitting the individual to operate certain types of
				  vehicles.
"Human-machine interface" and "HMI" mean software and
				  hardware that displays process status information, historical information,
				  reports, and other information to operators, administrators, managers, business
				  partners, and other authorized users and allows:
(1) Human operators to monitor the state of a process under
				  control, modify control settings to change the control objective, and manually
				  override automatic control operations in the event of an emergency; and
(2) Control engineers or operators to configure set points or
				  control algorithms and parameters in the controller, and to monitor and
				  configure set points, control algorithms, send commands, and adjust and
				  establish parameters in the controller.
"Level 0 - No Driving Automation" means the SAE
				  classification of vehicle automation in which the driver performs the entire
				  dynamic driving task even when enhanced by active safety systems.
"Level 1 - Driver Assistance" means the SAE classification of
				  vehicle automation in which sustained and operational design domain-specific
				  execution by a driving automation system of either the lateral or the
				  longitudinal vehicle motion control subtask of the dynamic driving task (but
				  not both simultaneously) with the expectation that the driver performs the
				  remainder of the dynamic driving task.
"Level 2 - Partial Driving Automation" means the SAE
				  classification of vehicle automation in which the sustained and operational
				  design domain-specific execution by an ADS of both the lateral and longitudinal
				  vehicle motion control subtasks of the dynamic driving task with the
				  expectation that the driver completes the object and event detection and
				  response subtask and supervises the ADS.
"Level 3 - Conditional Driving Automation" means the SAE
				  classification of vehicle automation in which the sustained and operational
				  design domain-specific performance by an automated driving system of the entire
				  dynamic driving task with the expectation that the dynamic driving task
				  fallback-ready user is receptive to automated driving system issued requests to
				  intervene, as well as to dynamic driving task performance relevant system
				  failures in other vehicle systems, and will respond appropriately.
"Level 4 - High Driving Automation" means the SAE
				  classification of vehicle automation in which the sustained and operational
				  design domain-specific performance by an automated driving system of the entire
				  dynamic driving task and dynamic driving task fallback without any expectation
				  that a user will respond to a request to intervene.
"Level 5 - Full Driving Automation" means the SAE
				  classification of vehicle automation in which the sustained and unconditional
				  (i.e., not operational design domain-specific) performance by an automated
				  driving system of the entire dynamic driving task and dynamic driving task
				  fallback without any expectation that a user will respond to a request to
				  intervene.
"Manufacturer" means an individual or company that designs,
				  produces, or constructs vehicles or equipment. The term includes original
				  equipment manufacturers, multiple and final stage manufacturers, modifiers or
				  upfitters.
"Non-drivers" means a user of an automated vehicle who
				  normally would not be able to drive a vehicle (i.e., because of age limitations
				  or disabilities).
"Occupant" means a human in the vehicle, regardless of role
				  or responsibility.
"Other entities" means any individual, institution or
				  company, that is not a manufacturer, involved with helping to design, supply,
				  test, operate, or deploy automated vehicles, technology, or equipment.
"Permit" means the valid document issued by the Department
				  granting authorization to a manufacturer to conduct testing of its autonomous
				  vehicles on public highways and roadways.
"Remote driver" means a driver who is not seated in a
				  position to manually exercise in-vehicle braking, accelerating, steering, and
				  transmission gear selection input devices but is able to operate the
				  vehicle.
"Reportable crash" means a collision resulting in a person's
				  injury or death or property damage pursuant to section
				  291C-16(a),
				  Hawaii Revised Statutes.
"Request to Intervene" means that notification by the
				  automated driving system to a driver indicating that the driver should promptly
				  perform the dynamic driving task fallback.
"Society of Automotive Engineers International" and 'SAE"
				  mean an automotive and aerospace standard setting body that coordinates
				  development of voluntary consensus standards.
"Testing" means the operation of an ADS-equipped vehicle on
				  public roads by employees, contractors, or designees of a manufacturer or other
				  entities for the purpose of assessing, demonstrating, and validating the
				  automated driving system capabilities.