Part definitions

Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-15-301, under Transportation Network Companies.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-15-301

(1) As used in this part: (1) “Digital network” means any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers;(2) “Personal vehicle” means a vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver and is:(A) Owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver; and(B) Not a taxicab, limousine, or for-hire vehicle;(3) “Prearranged ride” means the provision of transportation by a driver to a rider, beginning when a driver accepts a ride requested by a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the driver transports a requesting rider, and ending when the last requesting rider departs from the personal vehicle. A prearranged ride does not include:(A) Shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangements provided by businesses engaged in the rental of motor vehicles; or(B) Transportation provided using a taxi, limousine, or other for-hire vehicle regulated pursuant to § 7-51-1003;(4) “Transportation network company” means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides. A transportation network company shall not be deemed to control, direct, or manage, as the applicability of such terms are understood pursuant to § 50-2-111, the personal vehicles or transportation network company drivers that connect to its digital network, except where agreed to by written contract;(5) “Transportation network company driver” or “driver” means an individual who:(A) Receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company; and(B) Uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to riders upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee; and(6) “Transportation network company rider” or “rider” means a person or persons who use a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network driver who provides prearranged rides to the rider in the driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the rider.

(1) “Digital network” means any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers;

(2) “Personal vehicle” means a vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver and is:(A) Owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver; and(B) Not a taxicab, limousine, or for-hire vehicle;

(A) Owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver; and

(B) Not a taxicab, limousine, or for-hire vehicle;

(3) “Prearranged ride” means the provision of transportation by a driver to a rider, beginning when a driver accepts a ride requested by a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the driver transports a requesting rider, and ending when the last requesting rider departs from the personal vehicle. A prearranged ride does not include:(A) Shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangements provided by businesses engaged in the rental of motor vehicles; or(B) Transportation provided using a taxi, limousine, or other for-hire vehicle regulated pursuant to § 7-51-1003;

(A) Shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangements provided by businesses engaged in the rental of motor vehicles; or

(B) Transportation provided using a taxi, limousine, or other for-hire vehicle regulated pursuant to § 7-51-1003;

(4) “Transportation network company” means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides. A transportation network company shall not be deemed to control, direct, or manage, as the applicability of such terms are understood pursuant to § 50-2-111, the personal vehicles or transportation network company drivers that connect to its digital network, except where agreed to by written contract;

(5) “Transportation network company driver” or “driver” means an individual who:(A) Receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company; and(B) Uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to riders upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee; and

(A) Receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company; and

(B) Uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to riders upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee; and

(6) “Transportation network company rider” or “rider” means a person or persons who use a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network driver who provides prearranged rides to the rider in the driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the rider.