Kentucky Governor Vetoes Bill Legalizing Self-Driving Cars

Criticizing House Bill 7 for moving too quickly toward putting autonomous vehicles on the road without human supervision, Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed it Friday. Beshear said AVs should have a testing period before they can drive in the state.

 

A self-driving vehicle is shown, with its front facing the camera.
Experimental autonomous vehicle arrives in Miami Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Carl Juste/TNS
 
(TNS) — Gov. Andy Beshear has pumped the brakes on a bill that would legalize and regulate self-driving cars on Kentucky roads.

The governor on Friday issued a veto of House Bill 7, which was narrowly passed out of the GOP-dominated state legislature last week.
 
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