Autonomous Vehicles Need Federal, Not State Rules, Says House Digital Commerce

Federal government, not states, should establish clear rules of the road for autonomous vehicles, the House Digital Commerce Subcommittee blogged Wednesday, citing the Governors Highway Safety Association. States lack the resources and technical expertise to properly regulate self-driving cars, the post said. The subcommittee urged Senate passage of autonomous vehicle legislation (see 1805180066). The House passed the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act (HR-3388) in 2017, but the committee-approved American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act (S-1885) is stalled in the Senate.