1. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions of this chapter do not exempt any person from any law governing the operation of a motor vehicle upon the highways of this State.

2. 2. An autonomous vehicle network company which holds a valid permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter and each fully autonomous vehicle operated by such a company are exempt from:

   1. (a) The provisions of chapter 704 of NRS relating to public utilities; and

   2. (b) The provisions of chapters 706 and 706A of NRS,

      to the extent that the services provided by the company are within the scope of the permit.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 4472)