New Federal Rules for Autonomous Vehicles

What is happening? National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration issued first of its kind final rule for autonomous vehicles this week. The rule will makes changes to terminology, exclude those vehicles that are only for delivery and do not transport humans, and reflects how the industry is progressing.

Why is this important? There are many ways a autonomous vehicle can operate, with no human driver, with a human driver, and old terminology and safety standards don’t fit.

How will this be important? Provides a framework for state legislation.

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