[Nfbc-info] Driverless Car Regulations Update

Fri Dec 11 00:07:05 UTC 2015

I agree with the below concern.  We need to ensure that the next round of
standards isn't merely a repeat of the pilot testing regulations.  There
should be a special provision for fully autonomous vehicles.

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Keith Biggs via Nfbc-info
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 6:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Driverless Car Regulations Update

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-driv
erless-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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> Mary Willows via Nfbc-info
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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 via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 1:45 PM
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> Cc: Tim Elder; Bryan Bashin
> 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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