SDCL § 32-26-50: Promulgation of rules authorizing certain motor vehicles to travel at electronically coordinated speeds and distance intervals closer than otherwise allowed.

The Transportation Commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to authorize the testing and operation of groups of individual motor vehicles traveling in a unified manner at electronically coordinated speeds and distance intervals that are closer than otherwise allowed under §§ 32-26-40 to 32-26-42, inclusive. The commission may include in the rules:

(1) The procedures for the requesting and granting of authority for testing and operation;

(2) A fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars, to cover the administrative costs of granting authority for testing and operation;

(3) Reporting requirements;

(4) Authorized routes;

(5) Authorized times and periods of operation;

(6) Authorized vehicle types;

(7) Required vehicle markings;

(8) Driver requirements;

(9) Prohibited use related to weather, highway conditions, special events, traffic incidents, emergencies or other contingencies; and

(10) Any speed, size, and operational restrictions the commission deems appropriate.