Boeing Crashes Expose the Perils for Oversight of Automated Cars

The recent crashes of two Boeing Co. 737 Max jets raise questions about whether U.S. transportation regulators are ready for self-driving cars, trucks and other forms of automated transportation, Representative David Price, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s transportation panel, said Wednesday.

Investigators suspect a new automated system on Boeing’s latest narrow-body jet that pushes the nose down to prevent a stall played a role in 737 Max crashes in Ethiopia last month and off the coast of Indonesia in October.