Just before the new year, Gov. Doug Ducey welcomed a fleet of autonomous cars belonging to Uber that were moving here from California.
The startup decided to test its vehicles in Arizona because of a regulatory dispute with our neighbors to the west. That came about a week after the governor took a ride in one of Google’s self-driving cars.
And as firms continue to test their autonomous vehicles in the state, policymakers are working to come up with rules of the road for them.
Kevin Biesty is the deputy director for policy at ADOT.
