Self-Driving Cars May Hit US Roads in Pilot Programme: NHTSA
Fully self-driving cars may be on the fast lane to US roads under a
pilot programme the Trump administration said on Tuesday it was
considering, which would allow real-world road testing for a limited
number of the vehicles.
Self-driving cars used in the program
would potentially need to have technology disabling the vehicle if a
sensor fails or barring vehicles from travelling above safe speeds, the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a
document made public Tuesday.
NHTSA said it was considering
whether it would have to be notified of any accident within 24 hours and
was seeking public input on what other data should be disclosed
including near misses.
The US House of Representatives passed
legislation in 2017 to speed the adoption of self-driving cars, but the
Senate has not approved it. Several safety groups oppose the bill, which is backed by carmakers. It has only a slender chance of being approved in 2018, congressional aides said.
NHTSA
said the pilot project would seek to find "how best to foster the safe
introduction of vehicles with high and full driving automation onto our
nation's roadways."
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