AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.

Amend KRS 186.763 to prohibit school districts from operating fully autonomous vehicles for transporting students; prohibit the operation of fully autonomous vehicles if that vehicle requires an operator with a commercial driver's license; amend KRS 281.764 to conform.

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Last action: February 7, 2025

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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This bill would ban school districts from using fully autonomous vehicles to transport students. It would also prohibit fully autonomous vehicles from operating in situations where the law would normally require a human driver with a commercial driver's license. Who it may affect: students who ride school buses, school district transportation staff, and commercial vehicle operators.

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