Autonomous cars in Iowa would need human drivers under proposed bills

Autonomous cars in Iowa would need human drivers under proposed bills

Iowa lawmakers advanced two bills from House subcommittees Monday that would restrict the commercial operation of self-driving vehicles and assign liability to the owners of autonomous vehicles.

Iowa lawmakers consider rules for driverless vehicles

Legislators are considering limits on self-driving or autonomous vehicles. Self-driving commercial vehicles would need to have a human who’s licensed to drive the vehicle inside under a bill being considered in the Iowa House. Tamara Marcus, a lobbyist for Teamsters Local 238 which represents commercial drivers, said the bill is important because driverless vehicles have […]