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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVI. Motor Vehicles § 186.770.Use of motor vehicle with autonomous driving system permissible; conditions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person may operate a motor vehicle equipped with an automated driving system capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task if the automated driving system:

(a) Will achieve a minimal risk condition or issue a request to intervene with the expectation that the person will respond appropriately to such a request whenever the automated driving system is not capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task; and

(b) Is capable of being operated in compliance with KRS 189.285 to 189.450, unless an exemption has been granted by the Transportation Cabinet.

(2) Nothing in this chapter or KRS Chapter 189 prohibits or restricts a human driver from operating a fully autonomous vehicle equipped with controls that allow for the human driver to control all or part of the dynamic driving task.

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