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Are self-driving cars legal in Wisconsin?

Recently, I’ve been reading more about autonomous vehicles. However, I’m not exactly sure what my home state of Wisconsin is doing regarding legislation on these vehicles. Are self-driving cars legal in Wisconsin?

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Eric Schad · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Self-driving cars are legal in
Wisconsin
with only a single law that regulates them in any way.
In April 2018, the Wisconsin State Legislature passed a law that stated that platooned self-driving trucks are exempt from maintaining a 500-foot distance between vehicles.
While this applies mostly to testing on public roads, it shouldn’t have much effect on the adoption of self-driving vehicles in the future.
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