U.S. To Introduce Bills To Simplify Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

The U.S. House Republicans are expected to introduce a number of bills

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by Brad Anderson

July 13, 2017 at 02:35

The U.S. House Republicans are expected to introduce a number of bills later this week that are set to ban states from setting their own rules for autonomous vehicles.

Reuters reports that a subcommittee from the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce held a meeting last month over a draft package of 14 bills which would permit national regulators to exempt 100,000 vehicles a year per automaker from federal motor vehicle safety rules which currently bar the sale of vehicles without human controls.

Committee spokeswoman Blair Ellis said that the legislation will be introduced this week before a formal hearing on the bills takes place the following week.

It is said that the move has received strong support from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers which represents the likes of General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Toyota and others.