§400.2. Controlling authority; compliance

            A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, autonomous commercial motor vehicles including any commercial use or operations, and automated driving systems shall be governed exclusively by this Part.

            B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state of Louisiana shall possess sole and exclusive jurisdiction over autonomous commercial motor vehicles and automated driving systems and the Department of Transportation and Development and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of the state police, shall implement the provisions of this Part.

            C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to limit the applicability of state dealer franchise laws under the provisions of R.S. 32:1251 through 1269.

            Acts 2019, No. 232, §1; Acts 2026, No. 464, §1.