Consumer Groups Urge Senate to Oppose AV Legislation

Autonomous vehicle legislation fails to address known safety problems revealed by deadly crashes, more than 75 consumer groups wrote senators about the AV START Act (S-1885) (see 1810050035). Consumer Watchdog, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and Public Citizen signed in opposition to the bill. Lawmakers “should take immediate action to require proven advanced safety technologies in all new cars, not rush forward with unproven technologies that put automakers’ interests ahead of public safety,” they wrote.