From: Reason | Hit & Run Blog
New federal legislation is more likely to hinder rather than help the development of autonomous vehicles.
A senator once asked the head of Google’s self-driving vehicle program what sort of legislation was needed to help his industry. “What we have found in most places is that the best action is to take no action,” he replied, adding that “in general the technology can be safely tested today on roads in many states.”
Last week a congressional committee ignored that advice and took action.
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