U.S. DOT's New Self-Driving Car Plan Promises National Standards for Autonomous Vehicles

The U.S. Department of Transportation unveiled a National Strategy for Automated Vehicles aiming to establish the first federal safety standards for autonomous vehicle competency by 2030, while modernising existing regulations to better suit purpose-built self-driving vehicles. The strategy also promotes interstate interoperability for AVs but relies largely on existing enforcement mechanisms and state-level traffic law enforcement.

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