From: The Detroit News
Washington — The Trump administration unveiled the federal government’s third set of guidelines for self-driving cars in three years on Thursday, doubling down on a voluntary approach to autonomous vehicle regulation that has drawn the ire of safety advocates.
The guidelines, released by the U.S. Department of Transportation, promise to adapt the definitions of “driver” and “operator'” in federal motor vehicle rules that currently require cars to have a human behind the wheel “to recognize that such terms do not refer exclusively to a human, but may in fact include an automated system.” In doing so, the agency says it is opening the door to cars without traditional features like steering wheels, control pedals or mirrors.
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