Feds OK a low-speed driverless vehicle without rear-view mirrors, windshield wipers
The approval is the first sign that NHTSA is moving from abstract statements and voluntary standards governing autonomous vehicles to actual regulation, said Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies vehicle automation. It's a signal that the agency, which has stated publicly that it doesn't want to stand in the way of the new technology, is likely to approve more vehicles, he said. Read more about Feds OK a low-speed driverless vehicle without rear-view mirrors, windshield wipers