Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Intermodal › Chapter 380 - Motor Vehicles Operated by an Automated Driving System › Rule 761-380.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The definitions in Iowa Code section
				  321.514 are adopted
				  and incorporated herein. In addition:
"Conventional human driver"
means the same
				  as defined in Iowa Code section
				  321.514 but does not
				  include a driverless-capable vehicle user.
"Driverless-capable vehicle"
as defined in
				  Iowa Code section
				  321.514 means the
				  vehicle meets one of the following classifications:
1. Level 3-conditional driving automation. The vehicle is
				  capable of achieving the sustained and specific performance of the entire
				  dynamic driving task as provided in the operational design domain. An SAE Level
				  3 vehicle requires a human operator to respond to a request to intervene issued
				  by the automated driving system, as well as to dynamic driving task
				  performance-relevant system failures in other vehicle systems. However, a
				  driverless-capable Level 3 vehicle can be remotely operated without a human
				  operator present in the vehicle.
2. Level 4-high driving automation. The vehicle is capable of
				  achieving the sustained and specific performance of the entire dynamic driving
				  task as provided in the operational design domain. An SAE Level 4 vehicle does
				  not require a conventional human driver and does not require a
				  driverless-capable vehicle user to be present in the vehicle or to perform
				  remote operation to respond to a request to intervene issued by the automated
				  driving system. A Level 4 vehicle is capable of fallback to a minimal risk
				  condition without human intervention.
3. Level 5-full driving automation. The vehicle is capable of
				  achieving the sustained and unconditional performance of the entire dynamic
				  driving task. An SAE Level 5 vehicle is capable of performing all driving
				  functions under all conditions. A Level 5 vehicle does not require a
				  conventional human driver and does not require a driverless-capable vehicle
				  user to be present in the vehicle or to perform remote operation to respond to
				  a request to intervene issued by the automated driving system. A Level 5
				  vehicle is capable of fallback to a minimal risk condition without human
				  intervention.
"Driverless-capable vehicle user"
means a
				  person who does not control the in-vehicle accelerating, braking, steering, and
				  transmission gear selection input devices in order to operate a motor vehicle
				  and who is not otherwise expected to respond to a request to intervene issued
				  by the automated driving system of a driverless-capable vehicle.
"Functional highway classifications"
means
				  the process by which streets and highways are grouped into classes, or systems,
				  according to the character of service the street or highway is intended to
				  provide, and may include but not be limited to a functional highway
				  classification established under
				  23 CFR
				  Section 470.105.
"Operational design domain"
means the same
				  as defined in Iowa Code section
				  321.514.
"Public highways"
means the same as "street"
				  or "highway" as defined in Iowa Code section
				  321.1.
"SAE"
means the Society of Automotive
				  Engineers, which is an international association reputed for its standards
				  development efforts, including its efforts to standardize definitions of
				  driving automation systems.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.1
				  and
				  321.514 and
				  23 CFR
				  Section 470.105.