There is a bipartisan effort by two members of the U.S. House of Representatives to help revive legislative efforts to promote self-driving vehicles in the United States.
Reps. Robert Latta (R-Ohio) and Debbie Dingell,(D-Mich.) spoke with Reuters about their new Congressional Autonomous Vehicle Caucus, which they hope will put forward federal autonomous vehicle standards, which currently are nonexistent.
They hope to use the caucus to educate their fellow lawmakers on self-driving vehicles as they work to revive previous attempts at legislation.
Congress has been divided for years over how to amend regulations to take into account self-driving vehicles, as well as consumer and legal protections regarding the new technology….