WASHINGTON – U.S. auto security regulators will prolong a deadline for public enter on Common Motors and Ford Motor petitions looking for to deploy a restricted variety of self-driving autos with out human controls like steering wheels and brake pedals.
The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday mentioned it should prolong the general public remark interval by 30 days on the automaker petitions after San Francisco and Oakland, California, transportation businesses and others sought additional time.
San Francisco mentioned petitions increase “quite a few complicated technical and coverage points involving automobile security that necessitate vital evaluation.”