on March 19, 2016 in World News
Google to Congress: Trash Constitution for Self-Driving Cars
by Chriss W. Street Google told the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee that Congress must fast-track self-driving cars by waiving states’ rights with a federal takeover of all roads and highways, the better to keep America ahead of Europe, China, and Japan, which are “hot on our heels.” Chris Urmson, director of Google’s driverless car unit, complained about what he called a “growing patchwork” of state regulations that threatened the viability of autonomous vehicles on U.S. highways. He added that without vehicles having unified rules for travel between states, it will be a “challenge in delivering the technology broadly.” Urmson claims the problem is that… View Article
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