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Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle Pilot Program Conditions (Ontario Ministry of Transportation)

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2026-09-07
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LIMITED source check 2026-09-07 (Codex): indexed portions of the official Program Conditions page and section 9 of O. Reg. 161/25. Assistant oversight and the prohibition on remote control of regular driving tasks are supported. Conditions apply through program approval. The full conditions page was not accessible. Exact publication date and a separate effective date of 5 August 2025 remain unconfirmed; Date Reviewed records this limited check.

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Record provenance
Published source library
Organisation
Government of Ontario, Ministry of Transportation
Jurisdiction
Ontario, Canada
Publication date
2025-08-05
Legal status
Approval conditions
Summary
Program Conditions of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation implementing the ten-year automated commercial motor vehicle pilot under O. Reg. 161/25 through a graduated approval framework with driver-supervised and driverless testing streams. In driverless testing the participant remains responsible and must ensure that an assistant, located in the vehicle or elsewhere in Ontario, provides oversight. The assistant may initiate a safe stop, manoeuvre the vehicle to clear the way or advise its decision-making, but must not remotely control regular driving tasks.
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The Conditions draw an explicit legal line between remote oversight with exceptional safety intervention and ordinary remote driving while keeping the participant responsible throughout, a model of direct value for national drafting.
Citation
Government of Ontario, Ministry of Transportation, Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle Pilot Program Conditions, published 5 August 2025, as updated.
Recorded review date
2026-09-07
Official source
https://www.ontario.ca/page/automated-commercial-motor-vehicle-pilot-program-conditions

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