Will New Driverless Guidelines Jump-Start the Industry?
The Department of Transportation recently released revised guidelines for driverless cars, relaxing some guidelines put out during the Obama administration last year. For example, a 15-point safety assessment was trimmed to just 12 points, and the guidelines no longer apply to Level 2 vehicles with partial automation such as crash-avoidance features.
Many questioned the impact of those guidelines, however, since safety assessments remain voluntary and autonomous-auto makers haven't turned in a single one yet. Mandatory rules regarding bigger issues like making sure the systems work and requiring sharing of data will still depend on bills passed in Congress.
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