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But barring states from regulating this in their own borders is about as much of a sweetheart bill for business as you can get, it ensures they only have to spe

But barring states from regulating this in their own borders is about as much of a sweetheart bill for business as you can get, it ensures they only have to spend their lobbying money on one legislative body. But it also means that they only need to meet one standard, not 50. Which sounds like the right thing to do when it comes to regulating something mobile that will operate in all 50 states.

dsfyu404ed 9y ago
The differences from state to state are typically minor and not incompatible. Most states derive their requirements from federal standards/recommendations anyway. Current manufactures only offer two versions of cars. One is for most states. The other is for a particular state and all the other states on the "I'm with him" bandwagon. If a certain state would adopt federal recommendations for certain vehicle requirements then things would be greatly simplified.
- Johnny555 9y ago
  The differences from state to state are typically minor and not incompatible How can you say that when not all states have even enacted legislation to regulate self-driving cars? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self_Driving_Cars_Legalized_States_in_USA.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self_Driving_Cars_Legaliz... Even minor changes between states are expensive for automakers to manage, and it's bad for consumers if some manufacturers choose to certify their cars for certain states -- you could end up buying a car that you not only can't legally take to another state, but the car will refuse to go there at all to avoid manufacturer liability.
  - ocdtrekkie 9y ago
    There's very few situations where a car wouldn't be legal to drive in another state. For one, states are generally expected to respect other state's certification and licensing. Additionally, short of the hallmark "cars which have no steering wheels", which likely just won't work outside their programmed area anyways, you could just drive the car normally when in a state which doesn't support it.

dsfyu404ed 9y ago

The differences from state to state are typically minor and not incompatible. Most states derive their requirements from federal standards/recommendations anyway. Current manufactures only offer two versions of cars. One is for most states. The other is for a particular state and all the other states on the "I'm with him" bandwagon. If a certain state would adopt federal recommendations for certain vehicle requirements then things would be greatly simplified.

Johnny555 9y ago
The differences from state to state are typically minor and not incompatible How can you say that when not all states have even enacted legislation to regulate self-driving cars? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self_Driving_Cars_Legalized_States_in_USA.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self_Driving_Cars_Legaliz... Even minor changes between states are expensive for automakers to manage, and it's bad for consumers if some manufacturers choose to certify their cars for certain states -- you could end up buying a car that you not only can't legally take to another state, but the car will refuse to go there at all to avoid manufacturer liability.
- ocdtrekkie 9y ago
  There's very few situations where a car wouldn't be legal to drive in another state. For one, states are generally expected to respect other state's certification and licensing. Additionally, short of the hallmark "cars which have no steering wheels", which likely just won't work outside their programmed area anyways, you could just drive the car normally when in a state which doesn't support it.