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November 25, 2015

Feds rethink wary stance on self-driving cars

  • It's unclear what the new policy will be, but a new statement this week from DOT signals that it is interested in endorsing the technology.
  • By JUSTIN PRITCHARD
    Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES — Federal transportation officials are rethinking their position on self-driving cars with an eye toward getting the emerging technology into the public's hands.

    Just two years ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation struck a cautious tone. Its official policy statement, published in May 2013, says cars should be limited to testing and not “authorized for use by members of the public for general driving purposes.”


     
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