The Department may order an AV testing entity to temporarily restrict testing on select roadways, or District-wide, under certain circumstances identified by the Department pursuant to rules, including emergencies, special events, or specific roadway conditions that raise safety concerns. To the maximum extent practicable, the Department shall provide an AV testing entity with reasonable notice about how, where, and when testing will be restricted, and the reasons for such restriction. This section shall only apply to associated autonomous vehicles when under autonomous operation.
(Apr. 23, 2013, D.C. Law 19-278, § 3b; as added Dec. 23, 2020, D.C. Law 23-156, § 2(c), 67 DCR 13048.)
ApplicabilityApplicability of D.C. Law 23-156: § 3 of D.C. Law 23-156 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(c) of D.C. Law 23-156 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.