US House loosens self-driving car regulations

Posted on 11 Sep 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

The US House of Representatives has passed new legislation which serves to loosen the regulations on autonomous or 'self-driving' vehicles operated within the country.

An Uber self driving car in San Francisco, California. Image courtesy of Uber Technologies. Known as the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act, or ‘SELF DRIVE’, the Act is aimed to accelerate the development of this technology. Specifically, the legislation allows automakers to have exceptions to…

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