Regulation 2 Restricted terms

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), each of the following terms is a restricted term^f1—

(a)

automated;

(b)

automated driving;

(c)

autonomous;

(d)

autonomous driving;

(e)

drive autonomously;

(f)

drive itself;

(g)

driverless;

(h)

self-driving.

(2)

The terms at sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph (1) are restricted terms only when used to describe—

(a)

a vehicle as a whole, or

(b)

the overall driving functionality or capability of a vehicle.

(3)

A term listed in paragraph (1) includes—

(a)

variants of the term resulting from its assignment to a different part of speech, and

(b)

other grammatical forms of the term.

Annotations

f1: “Restricted term” has the meaning given by section 78(8) of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 (c. 10).