Definitions

(a) Applicability of certain definitions The definitions in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code, apply to this Act. (b) Other definitions In this Act: (1) Administration The term Administration means the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (3) ADS-equipped vehicle The term ADS-equipped vehicle means a motor vehicle equipped with an automated driving system. (4) Automated driving system The term automated driving system — (A) means hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether such system is limited to a specific operational design domain; and (B) includes only a system that meets the definition of Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 automation. (5) Dynamic driving task The term dynamic driving task — (A) means each real-time operational and tactical function required to operate a motor vehicle in on-road traffic; (B) excludes any strategic function, such as trip scheduling and selection of a destination or waypoint; and (C) includes— (i) lateral vehicle motion control through steering; (ii) longitudinal motion control through acceleration and deceleration; (iii) monitoring of the driving environment through object and event detection, recognition, classification, and response preparation; (iv) object and event response execution; (v) maneuver planning; and (vi) enhancement of conspicuity through lighting, sounding the horn, signaling, gesturing, or another indicator. (6) Level 1; Level 2; Level 3; Level 4; Level 5 The terms Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 have the meaning given those terms in the April 2021 edition of the J3016 recommended practice of SAE International, Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles. (7) New Car Assessment Program; NCAP The terms New Car Assessment Program and NCAP mean the program established by the Secretary pursuant to section 32302 of title 49, United States Code, to develop comparative information on the safety performance of passenger motor vehicle safety technologies to assist consumers with purchasing decisions and encourage manufacturers to improve the safety of passenger motor vehicles. (8) Passenger motor vehicle The term passenger motor vehicle has the meaning given that term in section 32101 of title 49, United States Code. (9) Relevant congressional committees The term relevant congressional committees means the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (10) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.