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April 22, 2021 07:17 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/22/22398027/autonomous-vehicles-congress-amendment-peters-thune
Congress resurrects push to allow thousands more autonomous vehicles on the road
Robot cars are back in the spotlight on Capitol Hill after previous efforts failed to pass comprehensive legislation allowing more autonomous vehicles on the road.
US Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Thune (R-SD) plan to introduce an amendment to a funding bill that would grant federal regulators the power to exempt tens of thousands of vehicles from requirements to have traditional controls for human drivers, according to Reuters.
The amendment would give the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the power to exempt 15,000 vehicles per manufacturer from certain safety standards, with that number increasing to 80,000 in three years. The effect would be to grant...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/22/22398027/autonomous-vehicles-congress-amendment-peters-thune
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