(Original title: House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure)
Netease Technology News September 7 news, according to Reuters reported that on Wednesday, the US House of Representatives unanimously passed a package of legislative proposals to accelerate the deployment of unmanned cars without artificial control, prohibiting states from blocking unmanned cars.
The bill has now been submitted to the U.S. Senate. It will allow automakers to obtain exemptions to deploy up to 25,000 cars in the first year without complying with existing car safety standards, and increase this limit to an annual limit in three years. 100,000 cars. Including Waymo, the driverless car division of General Motors and Alphabet, American automakers and technology companies have been pushing for new federal regulations to make it easier for them to deploy unmanned technology.
At the same time, some consumer groups in the United States are also demanding more security measures for driverless cars.
A subcommittee composed of senators from both parties in the United States is also developing a similar law, and its draft may be circulated to other senators this week. A key question is whether the bill includes commercial driverless trucks. House bills do not include large trucks.
Volkswagen and many other car manufacturers have been lobbying the U.S. Congress to take action. They often bring test cars to Congress to give lawmakers a chance to test driverless cars.
US Congressman Doris Matsui said that the bill "let us take the road to innovation. Until recently, this seems unthinkable."
In 2015, the problem of traffic safety in the United States suddenly became severe again. In the year, there were 2.44 million car accidents in the United States, and more than 6.3 million people were injured in car accidents, and the death toll rose by 7.7% from the previous year, the highest annual increase since 1966.
In a 2014 study by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the economic loss caused by a U.S. traffic accident was 863 billion U.S. dollars each year, of which 94% of traffic accidents were caused by human error.
The current U.S. federal regulations prohibit unmanned vehicles from driving on U.S. highways uncontrolled, while automakers believe California plans to impose strict regulations on driverless cars.
The bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is the first major federal legislation aimed at accelerating the entry of driverless cars into the market. The bill will require automakers to submit safety assessment reports to regulatory agencies, but their advanced automotive technology does not require prior approval for entering the market.
Initially, drafters of the bill proposed to allow car manufacturers and other companies to immediately sell up to 100,000 unmanned cars.
The act stipulates that automakers must prove that the driverless cars that are eligible for immunity are at least as safe as existing vehicles.
According to the bill of the US House of Representatives, it is still possible for states to formulate regulations on registration, licensing, liability, insurance, and safety inspections of driverless cars, but it is impossible to make regulations on the performance standards of driverless cars.
U.S. consumer activists have been calling for more changes to the bill, including allowing the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to obtain faster data on driverless car accidents and allowing the agency to have more funds to People are driving cars to supervise.
Consumer Watchdog, a consumer advocacy group, said in a statement: “The driverless car bill just passed by the House of Representatives can be said to have thrown consumers in a barren western region without adequate security protection. Safety standards, but at the same time they have not established safety standards at the national level."
Reuters reported on Tuesday that U.S. Minister of Transportation Zhao Xiaolan will publish revised guidelines for driverless cars on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The department confirmed late Tuesday that it plans to announce new guidelines next week. The bill of the United States House of Representatives will force compliance with the guidelines when deploying driverless cars.
General Motors said in a statement, "Although there is still more work to be done," the House of Representatives bill "is a good move towards the goal of officially enacting laws, and it will contribute to the safety of driverless cars." Mobility and environmental benefits."
The US Chamber of Commerce, the Consumer Technology Association, the Alliance of Driverless Vehicles (including the Automobile and Automotive Parts Industry Association) and the group representing the blind have given the bill Praised.
The U.S. House of Representatives’ bill will require new regulations that require car manufacturers to increase drivers' vigilance in checking rear seats to prevent children from falling and to take into account the performance standards of the lights. (Liu Chun)
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