US planning to update self-driving guidelines in coming months

Detroit

PRESIDENT Donald Trump's administration will unveil revised self-driving guidelines within the next few months, the head of the US Transportation Department said on Monday, responding to carmakers' calls for regulations that will eliminate barriers and allow autonomous vehicles on the road.

"The pressure is mounting for the federal government to do something" about autonomous vehicles, US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Monday in Detroit. However, she added that the federal government should be careful before setting binding rules to govern autonomous vehicles. "We don't want rules that impede future technological advances," she said.