"During a two-hour hearing in the US Senate Wednesday, top executives from Waymo and Tesla urged lawmakers to take action on long-stalled legislation to speed the deployment of self-driving cars on public roads. But after two hours of Q&A around a number of hot-button topics, including robotaxi safety, legal liability, remote operation, and China, it was clear that lawmakers were no closer to passing any bill related to autonomous vehicles."
""For America to lead in AV technology, we must modernize regulations that inhibit the industry's ability to innovate," Lars Moravy, vice president of vehicle engineering at Tesla, said during his opening statement. "Federal regulations for vehicles have not kept up with the pace of the rapid evolution of technology. Many standards were implemented decades ago and do not adequately address modern advancements, such as electric drive trains, automated driving systems, and over-the-air software updates. We need American leadership for AV rules and regulations.""
Executives from Waymo and Tesla testified at a two-hour Senate hearing urging passage of stalled legislation to speed deployment of self-driving cars. Lawmakers questioned Waymo about its use of a Chinese-made vehicle and incidents where its vehicles failed to stop behind a school bus during student pickups. Lawmakers questioned Tesla about removing radar, its stance on binding arbitration, and potentially misleading marketing of its autonomous features. Officials from both companies warned that the United States risks falling behind China without a national regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles. Tesla emphasized the need to modernize federal vehicle regulations. Congressional passage of AV legislation remains uncertain, though inclusion in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act was suggested.
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