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NHTSA Promises “Nimble” Rules on Autonomous Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration aims to adopt a “nimble, flexible” approach to regulating self-driving cars, says Administrator Mark Rosekind.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration aims to adopt a “nimble, flexible” approach to regulating self-driving cars, says Administrator Mark Rosekind.
He tells Reuters the agency is reviewing its 2013 guidelines for such vehicles now, commenting that “two years is like ancient now.”
NHTSA was asked to revisit its guidance by Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to make sure they don’t hamper on-road testing of the technology, which safety officials say offers huge advances in safety.
Rosekind says NHTSA wants to avoid a patchwork of state-level standards for evaluating autonomous vehicles on public roads. He expects an agency update on its rules in early 2016.
Earlier this week California proposed a standard requiring self-driving cars to have a driver in position and ready to take control at all times. Such a law would conform with NHTSA’s current guidelines. But the requirement also would block fully autonomous vehicles, such as those being developed by Google Inc., which would not be equipped with a steering wheel or foot pedals.
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