The guidelines promise strong oversight and bets on automated technology to improve safety
The regulators will have to balance the commercial interests of companies including Google, Tesla and Uber with concerns over public safety. Photo: AP
Washington: Federal auto safety regulators in the US on Monday made it official: They are betting the nation’s highways will be safer with more cars driven by machines and not people.
In long-awaited guidelines for the booming industry of automated vehicles, the Barack Obama administration promised strong safety oversight, but sent a clear signal to auto makers that the door was wide open for driverless cars.
