The California Department of Motor Vehicles has taken notice that the language from its proposed robot car regulations suggested by General Motors would have let self-driving car automakers escape liability for crashes and shift the burden to consumers.
Sec 228.28 of the proposed regulations stated that a robot car manufacturer is responsible for technology failures only when the robot car has “been maintained in compliance with manufacturer’s specifications…”
“DMV’s removal of GM’s proposed text is a major victory for consumers,” said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog’s Privacy and Technology Project Director, “but the proposed regulations still remain a threat to safety on our highways. They simply do not enact any enforceable safety standards, but rely on totally voluntary federal policy. The Trump Administration can’t even be bothered to appoint an administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.”
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