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Industry Partners Form Advocacy Group for Self-Driving Cars
Five companies, each one developing its own autonomous vehicle system, have formed a coalition to promote the technology and urge U.S. regulators to establish federal guidelines for it.
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Five companies, each of which is developing its own autonomous vehicle system, have formed a coalition to promote the technology and urge U.S. regulators to establish federal guidelines for it.
Dubbed the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets, the new group includes Ford, Google, Lyft, Uber and Volvo Cars. David Strickland, who led the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2010 until 2014, will serve as its chief counsel and spokesperson.
The group says it will work with lawmakers, regulators, civic organizations, businesses and the public to speed the deployment of autonomous vehicles and “realize the safety and societal benefits” of the technology. This includes working together to develop “one clear set of federal standards” that supports the effort.
NHTSA is scheduled to hold the second of two public forums on its self-driving car guidelines on Wednesday. The meeting, which will be held at Stanford University in California, will include comments from tech companies and carmakers. The agency plans to issue its guidelines for autonomous vehicles in July.
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