On Friday, the California DMV eased some restrictions on GM's Cruise, the autonomous vehicle being tested on the streets of San Francisco.
eased some restrictions on GM's Cruise, the autonomous vehicle being tested on the streets of San Francisco.
As Cruises have already undergone testing on the streets of San Francisco, three hard-breaking crashes have been reported; two involving injuries.National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will focus on if the hard breakings were inappropriate and why the driverless vehicles became immobilized on public roads. Once analyzed, the agency can respond to safety issues through more technical investigations and, if necessary, enforcement.
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety is an insurance industry-supported, research group that believes, that though true self-driving UC Berkeley autonomous vehicle expert and professor Ben McKeever shared his thoughts with KTVU about how long until truly autonomous cars can drive themselves anywhere and everywhere. "I think we're still 20 years off before we see that in a widespread manner," said McKeever.
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