Article of the Day: US to spend $4B for Autonomous Cars

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has just announced billions in funding for the development of autonomous cars over the next decade and promised to help refine regulations that might pose roadblocks for this technology. The money would apparently pay for pilot programs that test connected vehicle systems in designated environments around the country. Also, over the next 6 months the Dept. of Transportation will work with officials in the National Highway Traffice Safety Administration to develop guidance for the auto industry on establishing principles of safe operation for what NHTSA calls Level 4, the highest standard of automation in which cars perform all safety critical driving and humans are not expected to be available for control. They want to make new state and federal regulations concerning the operation of autonomous vehicles. What do you think about the government sponsoring autonomous driving technology, creating regulations? Write in the comment section below. 

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