Sec. 1. A person may operate a motor vehicle as part of a vehicle platoon on the streets and highways of Indiana if:
(1) the person is authorized under Indiana law to operate a motor vehicle on the streets or highways of Indiana;
(2) the motor vehicle is authorized under Indiana law to be operated on the streets or highways of Indiana;
(3) the motor vehicle is properly equipped with necessary systems for participation in a vehicle platoon; and
(4) the leader of the vehicle platoon is authorized under this chapter to lead the vehicle platoon.