As used in this act:
A. "Driving automation system" means hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing part or the entire dynamic task on a sustained basis. The term driving automation system is used generally to describe any system capable of level 1-5 driving automation, as specified in SAE International Recommended Practice J3016 including, but not limited to, core vehicle functions as listed in this section.
B. "Dynamic driving task" means 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:
1. Lateral vehicle motion control via steering;
2. Longitudinal vehicle motion control via acceleration and deceleration;
3. Monitoring the driving environment via object and event detection, recognition, classification and response preparation;
4. Object and event response execution;
5. Maneuver planning; and
6. Enhancing conspicuity via lighting, signaling and gesturing.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 316, § 2.