Statewide Iowa — We are getting closer to having driverless vehicles cruising on the streets of Iowa.
The state Transportation Commission approved the rules for automated vehicles at its meeting Tuesday. Daniel Yeh with the DOT says the rules apply to fully automated cars and trucks.
The Iowa Legislature cleared the way for driverless vehicles in the last session, and this sets up some of the rules of the road.
He says some of the rules are pretty common sense.
He says automated systems are being used — just not in Iowa yet.
Yeh says it will be up to companies that use the vehicles to decide when they come to Iowa.
The rules adopted by the Transportation Commission have to be published in September and the legislature’s Administrative Rules Committee will likely vote on them at its October meeting.
