Trump DOT proposes dropping the brake pedal requirement for fully autonomous vehicles

The Trump administration’s Department of Transportation proposed on Wednesday removing the federal requirement for brake pedals in vehicles designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems. The rule change, if adopted, would eliminate one of the largest remaining regulatory barriers for companies building purpose-built autonomous vehicles without traditional human controls. The proposal updates Federal […] This story continues at The Next Web

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