AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.

Amend KRS 186.763 to extend the requirement for a human driver on a fully autonomous commercial vehicle in excess of 62,000 pounds from July 31, 2026 to July 31, 2031; prohibit school districts from using fully autonomous vehicles as school buses or to transport students; amend KRS 186.779 to allow units of local government to impose conditions on autonomous vehicle operation within their jurisdictions; amend KRS 186.766 and 281.655 to increase all insurance minimum requirement amounts from $1 million to $5 million for both personal and commercial vehicles.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 18, 2025

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This bill updates Kentucky's rules for self-driving vehicles in several ways: it extends the requirement that a human driver be present in large autonomous commercial trucks through 2031, bans fully autonomous vehicles from being used as school buses or to transport students, gives local governments more say over how self-driving vehicles operate in their areas, and raises the minimum insurance requirement for autonomous vehicles from $1 million to $5 million. Who it may affect: students and school districts, commercial trucking operators, local government officials, and Kentuckians who share roads with autonomous vehicles.

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