US Weighs Removing Steering Wheel Requirement for Driverless Cars
The move would benefit companies such as Tesla, which are already designing in that direction.
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If the head of the nation's auto safety oversight has his way, self-driving cars won't need brake pedals or steering wheels in the near future.
In an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box on Thursday, Jonathan Morrison, the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said he supports innovation in autonomous vehicles, including doing away with some features that are currently mandated.
"If you're developing a vehicle that is designed never to be driven by a human operator, does it make any sense to require manual control for the vehicle?" Morrison said. "I think the answer is pretty clear there."
Some self-driving cars, such as models intended for ridesharing fleets from companies like Uber and Tesla, are already steering in that direction, since they aren't designed for human driving. Some, such as...
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