Road Traffic (Continental Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd — Exemption for Use of Vehicle on Specified Footway) (No. 2) Order 2021

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 02 Dec 2021

No. S 923

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Continental Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd —
Exemption for Use of Vehicle on
Specified Footway) (No. 2) Order 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 142 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Order:

Citation and period in force

1.—(1) This Order is the Road Traffic (Continental Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd — Exemption for Use of Vehicle on Specified Footway) (No. 2) Order 2021.

(2) This Order is in force for the period between 3 December 2021 and 31 March 2022 (both dates inclusive).

Definitions

2. In this Order —

“specified footway” means any footway of a road that is delineated by a black‑coloured line in the map set out in the Schedule;

“specified motor vehicle” means an autonomous motor vehicle that —

(a)	is known as a Corriere Pro; and
(b)	has complied with the requirements of the test known as the Supervised Trial Readiness Assessment (Provisional Version) for Autonomous Vehicles on Public Paths that is jointly administered by the Authority and the Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous Vehicles — NTU (CETRAN).

Exemption

3. Rule 28(1) of the Road Traffic Rules (R 20) does not apply to an individual who drives or parks a specified motor vehicle on a specified footway under the following conditions:

(a)

the individual (called in this Order the safety operator) is authorised by Continental Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd (UEN 199708326N) to drive the specified motor vehicle;

(b)

the safety operator —

(i)

when the specified motor vehicle is in motion — must be close enough to the specified motor vehicle to conduct an emergency stop if required;

(ii)

when the specified motor vehicle is driven across a pedestrian crossing or an informal crossing — must take manual control of the specified motor vehicle; and

(iii)

when the specified motor vehicle is in motion with its autonomous system activated — must only engage in the following activities:

(A)	monitoring the movement of the specified motor vehicle and its surroundings;
(B)	taking manual control of the specified motor vehicle when a failure of the autonomous system of the vehicle or other emergency is detected;

(c)

the specified motor vehicle is only driven —

(i)	for the purpose of transporting goods;
(ii)	from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily; and
(iii)	at a speed not exceeding 5 km/h;

(d)

there is in force, at any time the specified motor vehicle is used in connection with the purpose mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c)(i), a policy of insurance insuring against any liability in respect of —

(i)	the death of or bodily injury sustained by any person (other than the safety operator); and
(ii)	property damage suffered by any person (other than the safety operator),

caused by or arising out of the use of the specified motor vehicle;

(e)

the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (d) is assumed by an insurer who, at the time the policy is issued, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore.

Made on 1 December 2021.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/32 Vol. 1]

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