Car manufacturers on Tuesday prompted the state of California to further relieve its proposed policies for autonomous vehicles, stating the state did not replied to their earlier objections by making adequate revisions to its scheduled set of rules for self-driving vehicles.
At a public hearing in Sacramento kept track through webcast, car manufacturers prompted California to drop some extra proposed regulations and leave much of the oversight to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Security Administration (NHTSA). However safety and customer supporters advised the state to adopt strict oversight, and an official from San Francisco stated that cities should have more regional control.
Numerous automakers have said they plan to start deploying self-driving vehicles, few in commercial fleets, by 2020-2021.
Paul Scullion, a manager at the Association of Global Automakers, stated California’s proposed regulations go “too far.”
The group is against California’s strategy to require a permit to deploy autonomous vehicles, which should fulfill performance and design requirements. “We do not think requiring a license to deploy is the ideal technique,” Scullion stated.
Worldwide automakers stated it opposes California’s proposition that it could withdraw licenses to deploy cars even if they satisfied federal requirements.
Ron Medford, director of safety at Waymo, prompted California to quickly release final guidelines “to provide makers with the certainty that they require.”
Brian Soublet, deputy director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles stated the firm will review written comments before revealing final guidelines.
Andre Welch, a Ford Motor official, asked the state to lift the proposed restriction on testing self-driving vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds, such as multi-passenger shuttles.
Existing California regulations require self-driving test automobiles to have traditional manual controls such as steering wheels and pedals, along with a backup motorist. California moved to alter the rules as many states told they would allow testing of cars without traditional controls.
