Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told reporters that Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will be in Detroit to talk about efforts by the Obama administration to speed the introduction of self-driving vehicles.
"Thursday is huge because this is the White House telling you that the secretary is going to be here to amplify stuff that is coming out of the State of the Union, and it's focused on self-driving cars," Rosekind told reporters in Detroit.
There is not yet a clear legal framework governing their presence on U.S. roads.
Automakers and technology companies such as Alphabet Inc's Google have called on regulators to clarify guidelines for introduction of autonomous driving technology, in part out of concern that a mishap involving a self-driving car could result in costly litigation.
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Once again, another demonstrative act of the administration of their ignorance of the real issues facing Americans. Cars that can drive themselves or not, are not the even in the Top 10.
ReplyDeleteThe administration should be dealing with National Security (which it was constitutionally mandated to do) and perhaps jobs (which it was NOT constitutionally mandated to do but they opened that Pandora's Box when they started spouting on about them.)
The Constitution clearly states, the federal government is to protect US CITIZENS (citizens being an operative word along with protect) from foreign enemies.
Computers are great until they fail. Ever have one crap out on you? Computers run these cars and there will be glitches and deaths. Who is to say if it will be more or less than the average? Nice in theory I wonder how reliable in real life.
ReplyDeleteFrom the picture, it looks like they're ready to go!
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