17-229-800 Me. Code R. § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 229-800-2 - Commission on Autonomous Vehicles: Membership and Duties Related to the Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Program

A.Membership: The Commission will consist of at least 11 members, including:

* The Commissioner of Transportation or designee, who serves as Chair

* The Secretary of State or designee from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles

* The Commissioner of Public Safety or designee from the Bureau of State Police

* The Chief Information Officer or designee, Office of Information Technology

* A representative of the Bureau of Highway Safety

* A representative of the Bureau of Insurance

* A representative of the Office of Aging and Disability Services

* The Executive Director of the Maine Turnpike Authority or designee

* One member with expertise in autonomous vehicle technologies

* One member representing a nonprofit transit provider

* One member representing the motor carrier industry

* Other appointments as necessary, by the Chair

B.Duties of the Commission: Among the primary duties of the Commission specific to this Rule is the responsibility to inform the Commissioner of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety and the Department of the Secretary of State regarding establishment of a process to evaluate and authorize a Tester to demonstrate and deploy for testing purposes an ADS on a public way. The Commission will serve as an advisory body that will receive applications to conduct prospective Pilot Projects, evaluate such applications with respect to the factors in which the state has interest and jurisdiction, and develop and provide recommendations to the Executive Council on ADS-Equipped Vehicles.

17-229 C.M.R. ch. 800, § 2