Should vehicle manufacturers have the power to design self-driving vehicle regulations?
Bill Summary
This bill would update motor vehicle safety standards for automated driving systems, reducing the role of federal and state actors in the development of automated driving systems, and allowing for the creation of a Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Council. The bill would also promote wider access to information about automated driving systems by commissioning research about effective ways of spreading this information and then implementing requirements for the dispersal of this information by manufacturers. Sponsor: Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH-5]
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Opponents say
• According to John Simpson, privacy director of the safety advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, “The main concern is that it does away with the states’ ability to have any safety standards in place. All we’ve gotten is some loose guidance. I’d like to see some national, enforceable safety standards.”
• Sharon Klein, an attorney who specializes in the autonomous vehicle practice at Pepper Hamilton LLP, notes, “There’s this whole gray ground about who is in the best position to regulate these new cars, which go beyond the traditional car into almost driving a computer and software. It comes down to a question of who is going to be watching manufacturers?”
• Sharon Klein, an attorney who specializes in the autonomous vehicle practice at Pepper Hamilton LLP, notes, “There’s this whole gray ground about who is in the best position to regulate these new cars, which go beyond the traditional car into almost driving a computer and software. It comes down to a question of who is going to be watching manufacturers?”
Proponents say
• House majority leader Kevin McCarthy [R-CA-23] notes, “Advancing [automated driving] technology to road-ready requires government policy that encourages continued testing and development. This formula is the foundation for what makes America the most innovative country in the world.”
• Bryant Walker Smith, a research at Stanford University, argues, “This is a reasonable and flexible approach that gives [the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)] more authority, gives serious developers more flexibility, makes it a legal priority for NHTSA to more closely regulate these systems and then doesn’t remove other potential regulatory tools.”
• Bryant Walker Smith, a research at Stanford University, argues, “This is a reasonable and flexible approach that gives [the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)] more authority, gives serious developers more flexibility, makes it a legal priority for NHTSA to more closely regulate these systems and then doesn’t remove other potential regulatory tools.”
- H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act
- Latta’s Self-Driving Car Legislation Passed by Energy and Commerce Committee
- House Panel Approves Legislation to Speed Deployment of Self-Driving Cars
- Push for Self-Driving Car Rules Overlooks Lack of Federal Expertise in AI Tech
- Self-Driving Car Vote in House Will Map Out Vehicles’ Future
- Consumer Watchdog Calls on California Representatives to Oppose Congressional Car Legislation
