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Lobby Group Urges Nationwide Rules on Autonomous Vehicles
The Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets is urging U.S. regulators to prevent states from adopting a patchwork of rules for autonomous vehicles by implementing a set of national guidelines.
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The Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets is urging U.S. regulators to prevent states from adopting a patchwork of rules for autonomous vehicles by implementing a set of national guidelines.
In a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the group asks for clearer and stronger guidance than the agency presented in September. The alliance urges the agency to amend key safety standards to remove the present requirement that even fully automated vehicles allow humans to intervene in their operation.
The coalition seeks Congressional action that would facilitate the deployment of fully robotic vehicles, including those without steering wheels, brake pedals or accelerators. The group further asks for rule changes that would enable larger test fleets of self-driving cars—now capped at 2,500 vehicles—permit developers to continue testing beyond the current two-year limit.
The Self-Driving Coalition was founded by Google, Ford, Lyft, Uber and Volvo Cars to promote the safe and rapid deployment of fully self-driving vehicles because of their safety and societal benefits.
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