Section 27-51-2005 - Controlling authority(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the State Highway Commission shall implement the laws governing autonomous vehicles and fully autonomous vehicles under this subchapter.(b) The commission shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter.(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, a local entity may not impose additional requirements on autonomous vehicles or fully autonomous vehicles, including without limitation: (1) Requirements providing for the safe operation of autonomous vehicles or fully autonomous vehicles; or(2) The imposition of a tax on: (A) An autonomous vehicle or fully autonomous vehicle; or(B) The operation of an autonomous vehicle or fully autonomous vehicle.(d) This subchapter does not limit the applicability of the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission Act, § 23-112-101 et seq.Added by Act 2021, No. 619,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.