WASHINGTON : Congress still faces serious hurdles to winning approval for long-stalled legislation to speed the adoption of self-driving cars.'China is currently moving ahead with ambitious plans to lead the development and deployment of this technology,' said House Energy and Commerce Committee chair Cat
WASHINGTON : Congress still faces serious hurdles to winning approval for long-stalled legislation to speed the adoption of self-driving cars.
"We cannot trust the Chinese Communist Party to set the standards for this industry and we certainly cannot trust them to protect our data and individual rights." Representative Frank Pallone, the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, said at the hearing we"cannot simply dust off six-year-old legislation and ignore the substantial issues that have emerged in recent years.... Liability loopholes are emerging. Workforce impacts are becoming more apparent."
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on July 12 it will soon decide on a petition filed by General Motors' Cruise self-driving technology unit seeking permission to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving vehicles annually without human controls, the maximum permitted under current law.
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