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Trump administration re-evaluating guidance on self-driving cars
Transportation Secretary urges firms to explain benefits of automated vehicles to public
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Feb 27, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Sunday she was reviewing self-driving vehicle guidance issued by the Obama administration and urged companies to explain the benefits of automated vehicles to a sceptical public.
The guidelines, which were issued in September, call on carmakers to voluntarily submit details of self-driving vehicle systems to regulators in a 15-point "safety assessment" and urge states to defer to the federal government on most vehicle regulations.
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