Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVI. Motor Vehicles § 186.776.Limitation on regulatory authority of other public agencies regarding fully autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems

(1) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, KRS Chapter 189, and KRS Chapter 281, fully autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems are governed exclusively by the provisions of KRS 186.760 to 186.779. The Transportation Cabinet is the sole and exclusive state agency that may implement KRS 186.760 to 186.779.

(2) No state agency shall prohibit the operation of fully autonomous vehicles or automated driving systems, or otherwise enact or keep in force rules or ordinances that would impose taxes, fees, or other requirements, including performance standards, that are specific to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles or automated driving systems.

(3) The Transportation Cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement procedural provision of KRS 186.760 to 186.779, but shall not impose additional requirements on the operation of fully autonomous vehicles or automated driving systems that are inconsistent with KRS 186.760 to 186.779.