Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed Senate Bill 365 into law to regulate self-driving cars in the US state.

The new rule will pre-empt any city and county ordinance which prohibits, restricts or regulates the testing or operation of self-driving cars fitted with automation systems.

Both the State House and Senate approved what is also known as the Oklahoma Driving automation System Uniformity Act into law.

It is expected that the new regulation will support a uniform policy for self-driving cars and remove a set of complicated laws.

The bill was prepared by Senators Michael Bergstrom and Nathan Dahm and Representative Ryan Martinez.

The American Automobile Association spokesperson Mark Madeja was quoted by 1170kfaq.com as saying: “In Layman’s language, what this bill does is put everybody singing off the same sheet of music, it’s that simple.”

“In Layman’s language, what this bill does is put everybody singing off the same sheet of music, it’s that simple.”

Madeja added that the new law will enable Oklahoma to keep pace with other states as autonomous and self-driving car technology advances.

With the new law in place, Oklahoma has joined 29 other US states that include New Jersey, California and Pennsylvania, which have passed some kind of self-driving vehicle regulations.

Now, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is preparing a taskforce to discuss future policies. The Legislature held an interim study on driverless vehicles.

In March, New Jersey signed legislation into law to set up an autonomous vehicle taskforce aimed at creating a conducive environment to support driverless cars in the state.

According to Energy Security Leadership Council’s report, Americans will be able to save nearly $800bn a year in losses if they embrace the self-driving driving systems.