Commonwealth agency on platooning.
(b) Exception.--Nonlead vehicles in a platoon shall not be
subject to section 3310 (relating to following too closely).
(c) Visual identifier.--Each vehicle in a platoon must be
marked with a visual identifier on the power unit. The
department, after consultation with the Pennsylvania State
Police and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, shall establish
the criteria and placement of the visual identifier under
subsection (e).
(d) Restrictions.--A platoon shall observe the following
restrictions:
(1) A maximum of three vehicles shall be in a platoon.
(2) Vehicles in a platoon shall travel only on limited
access highways or interstate highways, unless otherwise
permitted by the department or the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission, as applicable.
(3) The department or the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission, as applicable under paragraph (2), may restrict
vehicle movement under this section for operational or safety
reasons, including, but not limited to, emergency conditions.
(4) A driver shall be in each vehicle of a platoon.
(e) Plan for general platoon operations.--A person may
operate a platoon on a highway of this Commonwealth if the
person files a plan for general platoon operations with the
department. The department shall review the plan in consultation
with the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission, as applicable. If the plan is not rejected by the
department within 30 days after receipt of the plan, the person
may operate the platoon.
Section 3. Title 75 is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 85
HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLES
Sec.
8501. Definitions.
8502. Highly automated vehicles.
8503. Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Committee.
ยง 8501. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Advisory committee." The Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory
Committee established in section 8503 (relating to Highly
Automated Vehicle Advisory Committee).
ยง 8502. Highly automated vehicles.
(a) General rule.--The department shall be the lead
Commonwealth agency on highly automated vehicles.
(b) Highly automated work zone vehicles.--The department or
the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, as applicable, shall
authorize the locations in Pennsylvania on a periodic basis to
implement the deployment of a highly automated work zone
vehicle. A driver may be required in a highly automated work
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