Mark Harris, in an article at the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) web site, reports that the state of
California has proposed new rules to permit autonomous vehicles on
their roads without a licensed driver on board.
A 45-day public comment period has begun and if everything goes
smoothly, the rules could come into effect as early as this November.
Rather than the putting forward of a requirement that the cars be
tested by state authorities, California has decided that the American
propensity for suing the pants off each other will give manufacturers
sufficient self-motivation to ensure their self-driving cars are safe
enough before putting them on the roads.
Part of the goal is to help make California the new world-leader in
what seems destined to become a global trillion-dollar industry.
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Originally Posted by Mark Harris, IEEE 10 March 2017
In a bold attempt to regain its place as a self-driving pioneer, California today proposed regulations that would make it one of the first places in the world where autonomous vehicles could carry paying passengers without a licensed driver on board.
The new regulations, which could come into force as soon as November, depart from the cautious approach California has taken in the past. They would allow manufacturers to certify their own fully driverless vehicles as safe and effective without a detailed inspection, or even having to test in the state beforehand.
“You can apply for a permit to deploy when…you as a manufacturer believe the vehicles are ready to go,” says Bernard Soriano, Deputy Director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). “The traditional system of not wanting to be sued crazy controls when manufacturers will do this.”
The latest regulations for the deployment of autonomous vehicles are noticeably looser than draft versions circulated over the past 15 months. Initially, the DMV suggested a certification process that required a demonstration of the technology to a third-party testing organization, a licensed driver in the vehicle at all times, and a time-limited permit granted on the condition that the manufacturer file monthly progress reports. The California rules also demanded that manufacturers maintain ownership of the vehicles.
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Article here :-
http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-t...lfdriving-cars