New Kansas law will let Walmart, Gatik put autonomous vehicles on the road
Retail giant Walmart and autonomous vehicle company Gatik are making plans to put medium-duty driverless delivery vehicles on the road in Kansas after Gov. Laura Kelly’s signing of a bill last week.
The law allows fully autonomous trucks — meaning without a human safety driver in the cab — and makes Kansas the 25th state to pass such legislation, Gatik said in a release announcing the expansion of its operations into Kansas.
An “autonomous vehicle advisory committee” the law created will…