Exemption for use of specified motor vehicle
3.  Section 3 of the Act does not apply to any person who uses, or causes or permits any other person to use, a specified motor vehicle on a specified road under the following conditions:
(a)the person using the specified motor vehicle (called in this Notification the safety operator) is authorised by the Home Team Science and Technology Agency to use 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; and
(ii)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 a trial along a specified road;
(ii)during the specified period; 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)any 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 of the issuance of the policy, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore.
[S 668/2023 wef 13/10/2023]