U.S. to decide soon on GM's request to deploy cars without steering wheels - Autoblog
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U.S. regulators will soon decide on a petition filed by General Motors' Cruise self-driving technology unit seeking permission to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving vehicles annually without human controls, a top auto safety official said on Wednesday.

U.S. to decide soon on GM’s request to deploy cars without steering wheels::U.S. regulators will soon decide on a petition filed by General Motors’ Cruise self-driving technology unit seeking permission to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving vehicles annually without human controls, a top auto safety official said on Wednesday.

  • mezzlegasm@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    if there’s no one in the driver’s seat to pay attention, then why would you have a wheel to intervene “just in case”?

    • CrypticCoffee@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Has anyone proven a technology for that long and that consistently that it is safe. I’ve seen quite the contrary and sensible legislators expect a human there in case of issue.I’d expect that for years before a reasonable level ofconfidentce is reached.