U.S. plans to rewrite rules that impede self-driving cars
06 October 2018 |
2:03 pm
The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to revise safety rules that bar fully self-driving cars from the roads without equipment such as steering wheels, pedals and mirrors.
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