2023-12-28 00:38:02
President Javier Milei sent to Congress the draft “Omnibus Law”, which among one of its points, allows the circulation of autonomous vehicles throughout the national territory with software that is authorized by the Executive Branch and establishes the smart tolling modality on routes that do not obstruct vehicular traffic.
Likewise, the initiative enables “the workshops of the official dealerships of the manufacturers or importers (of vehicles) or authorized workshops” to «carry out the mandatory technical review»which will be a requirement to be demanded of drivers at traffic controls.
The project incorporates as article 20 bis of Law 24,449 (Traffic Law) the “driving by autonomous systems for self-driving vehicles, whether private, passenger or cargo.”
It defines a self-driving vehicle as anyone “that has a driving system that does not require human intervention.”
Likewise, it incorporates as article 20 of the aforementioned law that self-driving vehicles They must have software authorized by the National Executive Branch.
The authorization of said software, according to the project, “will be granted if an accident rate lower than the average accident rate corresponding to human driving is reliably demonstrated.”
Whereas, section 634 of the Bill incorporates as section 49 bis Act 24.449 that «On all routes in the country, tolls must be of the smart toll modality “that do not hinder vehicular traffic.”
It adds that the Executive Branch “will determine the deadlines for the entry into force of this article” and that “this article must be implemented before December 31, 2025.”
Regarding enabling the autonomous car. This is what the project says. It was not prohibited, it was just that without insurance they might not travel. This enables it. And it is tailor-made for Tesla, yes. The executive branch will be the one who authorizes the software because the PEN knows a lot regarding it. pic.twitter.com/pftxTpYTfX
— Sebastián Davidovsky (@vidusky) December 27, 2023
Omnibus Law: what it says regarding the vehicle technical inspection
Regarding the exhibition of documents by drivers, they must present «the driver’s license in physical or digital format, and other required documentation, all of which can also be presented in physical or digital format, and which must be returned immediately upon verification, and cannot be retained except in the cases contemplated by law.”
Regarding the vehicle technical inspection, the Project replaces the third paragraph of article 34 of Law 24,449 and establishes that the workshops of the official dealerships of manufacturers or importers or authorized workshops may carry out the mandatory technical inspection.
“The parts and systems to be examined, the periodicity of the review, the procedure to be used, the criteria for evaluating results and the place where it is carried out, are established by the regulations and completed by the competent authority,” says the text sent to Congress.
“The workshops of the official dealerships of the manufacturers or importers or authorized workshops may carry out the mandatory technical inspection, following compliance with the requirements determined by the competent authority,” he adds.
Regarding freight transportation, the Project replaces article 56 of Law 24,449 with the following: “Freight transportation is free in the Argentine Republic with no other requirement that the vehicle meets the requirements of this law.”
Likewise, it provides that the owners of freight vehicles dedicated to the transportation service, whether individuals or companies, drivers or not, must:
a) Be registered in the corresponding cargo transport registry;
b) Register on their vehicles their identification and address, tare weight, maximum towing weight (MPA) and their type, with regulatory exceptions;
c) Provide their drivers with the pertinent consignment note in the types of trip and form established by the regulations;
d) Provide the pertinent accreditation card to man any of its units, in the regulated cases and manner;
e) Transport exceptional and indivisible cargo in special vehicles and with the permit granted by the competent road entity provided for in article 57;
f) Transport livestock, liquids and bulk cargo in vehicles that have the regulatory compartmentation;
g) Place the standardized containers in adapted vehicles with fastening devices that meet the regulatory safety conditions and the proper perimeter signage with retroreflective elements.
h) When transporting dangerous substances: be provided with the regulatory distinctive and safety elements, be driven and manned by personnel with specialized training in the type of cargo they carry and comply as pertinent with the provisions of Law 24,051.
Source: Télam Agency
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