[Nfbc-info] Driverless Car Regulations Update

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
We are already behind. The DMV has already passed laws requiring all 
driverless cars to have breaks and steering mechanisms. They also 
require that all cars have the option for a driver to take over driving 
if they need too. Granted this is just for testing for now, but how easy 
would it be for them to extend it to production?
This is incredibly serious and we need to be on top of it.
Does anyone know if the DMV will post on that website when the cars are 
ready for production?

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/08/25/google-forced-to-add-steering-wheel-to-driverless-car-designs/

http://www.cnet.com/news/googles-self-driving-cars-will-have-steering-wheels-after-all/

Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://www.brandonkeithbiggs.com/>
On 12/2/2015 3:17 PM, Tim Elder via Nfbc-info wrote:
> I am not aware if NFB is monitoring the specific actions of the CA DMV.  I
> would hope our friends at Google would reach out if there was a significant
> policy issue we could help advance.  Either way, we, as Californians, should
> keep tabs on our state's DMV regulations.  Operating a driverless car should
> not be limited to those who already have a valid driver's license or
> vehicles that also have manual controls.  Opportunities to participate in
> the regulatory process via public workshops and hearings may be available.
> See here:
> https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/vr/autonomous/auto
>   
> regards,
>
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> What are you suggesting?  Doesn't the NFB already have people working on
> this project?  Monitoring progress?  Working for Google?
> MW
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tim Elder
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> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 1:45 PM
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> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Driverless Car Regulations Update
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> Our affiliate ought to keep an eye on the below Driverless Car regulations
> and ensure we are aligning with Google's approach.  There should not be a
> requirement that a licensed driver be behind the wheel.  Now is the time to
> pay attention to this issue.
>
>
>
> . . .
> California's Department of Motor Vehicles in particular has asked for
> federal guidance as it struggles with how to move the cars safely from
> small-scale road tests to broader adoption. In a written statement Monday,
> U.S. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Suzanne Emmerling said that
> with rapid development of the technology, federal policy is being updated.
> "Breathtaking progress has been made," Emmerling wrote. She said
> Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx ordered his department's National
> Highway Traffic Safety Administration to update its 2013 policy "to reflect
> today's technology and his sense of urgency to bring innovation to our roads
> that will make them safer. It's unclear what the new policy will be, but the
> tone of the statement signaled that Foxx is interested in endorsing the
> technology. Language that the agency is revisiting specifies that in states
> where the public can get access to the cars, a licensed driver should be
> behind the wheel. Google has argued that once cars can drive as safely as
> humans, it would be better to remove the steering wheel and pedals so that
> people don't mess up the ride. A Google spokesman had no comment on word of
> the federal review. The California State Transportation Agency has
> interpreted the 2013 federal guidance as urging caution. The federal update
> "reaffirms that the topic is evolving and one worthy of continued discussion
> and public input," spokeswoman Melissa Figueroa said. She said the
> Department of Motor Vehicles is working to publish draft regulations by
> year's end.
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