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Among the many things the federal could fund, one would be an organization that would develop a uniform legal code governing self-driving cars for adoption acro
by jhulla 11y ago
Among the many things the federal could fund, one would be an organization that would develop a uniform legal code governing self-driving cars for adoption across federal/state/local levels. This would harmonize definitions, requirements, liability, insurance, penalties, etc. across all legal jurisdictions.
- brazzledazzle 11y agoWhich, I would think, would be mandatory to make them a worthwhile investment–particularly for startups. I've heard enough horror stories about multi-state compliance on HN to realize that different regulations in every state only serves to protect incumbents.
- avar 11y agoBe careful what you wish for. Look at what's happening with drones and the FCC. The smaller the level of government that's responsible the more likely that there's room for local experimentation that others can copy.
- repsilat 11y agoYeah -- as I understand it, the legal framework in most places is "The road code says you can't be drunk and so on, but it doesn't say you have to be in control." http://www.wired.com/2015/05/self-driving-cars-legal-real-rules-nice/ http://www.wired.com/2015/05/self-driving-cars-legal-real-ru... > SELF-DRIVING CARS ARE legal in the United States. They’ve always been legal, because they’ve never been outlawed ... > New York has a law requiring a driver to keep one hand on the wheel at all times, but that doesn’t mean the car can’t drive itself. I agree that room for experimentation is needed, though I absolutely believe there should be some testing and registration involved eventually. (Though mandatory third party insurance might solve most of the problem -- insurers would charge an arm and a leg for unknown, unproven or untested software.)
- atallcostsky 11y agoThis would be the NHTSA probably.