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NHTSA: U.S. at Historic Turning Point with Self-Driving Cars
2013-06-05 17:14:24| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The first driverless cars could begin to roll into showrooms by 2025 if not sooner a panel of experts agreed during the annual convention of automotive engineers at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit in April. "Whether were talking about automated features in cars today or fully automated vehicles of the future, our top priority is to ensure these vehicles and their occupants are safe," said Secretary Ray LaHood. The issue of self-driving cars is not going away, and it came up recently at the annual Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress gathering in Detroit. While legal issues are front and center, there are many other issues involved as we confront a future both daunting and exciting! [Read more]The Article NHTSA: U.S. at Historic Turning Point with Self-Driving Cars appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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NHTSA Lays Out Detailed Guidelines on its Driverless Car Policies
2013-06-05 16:38:47| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is dealing with the too much too little quandary over how driverless cars should be regulated. NHTSA just issued its most detailed statement on it so far it wants to see drivers testing out these cars to get extra training and special licenses to prove they can safely operate these vehicles on public roads and only test vehicles on roads for now. The agency always warns states to not overdo it with too many specific guidelines..The Article NHTSA Lays Out Detailed Guidelines on its Driverless Car Policies appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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NHTSA Sets Guidelines for Self-Driving Cars
2013-06-03 09:00:00| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
NHTSA Administrator David Strickland urges states to place limitations to protect the public, as self-driving vehicles are tested on U.S. roads and highways. Find out more about the agencys groundwork for national regulation. [More]The Article NHTSA Sets Guidelines for Self-Driving Cars appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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NHTSA Strict on State Testing of Driverless Cars and then Loosens Up
2013-06-01 18:08:51| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is dealing with the tricky issue of what to do exactly about upcoming driverless cars. Agency wants to see very detailed, strict testing by states as technology evolves. But once thats done, NHTSA warns states about imposing too many specific guidelines. NHTSA very enthusiastic about the potential for reducing crashes and highway fatalities with autonomous cars. Agency also being more specific and detailed in how it sees the technology defined five different levels of where its going. Deputy NHTSA Administrator David Friedman said guidelines aimed at advising states on how to ensure that autonomous vehicles can co-exist safely with other vehicles on roads. One issue NHTSA wants to see tested and deal with is how much warning drivers need of a problem that requires them to retake controls of a car that has been driving itself. General Motors had an encouraging statement on the decision check it out and other issues being explored for autonomous cars to make it fairly soon to US roads. The Article NHTSA Strict on State Testing of Driverless Cars and then Loosens Up appeared first on Automotive Digest.
NHTSA issues preliminary policy on development of autonomous vehicles to provide guidance to states
2013-05-31 13:30:25| Green Car Congress
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