U.S. Guidance on Self-Driving Cars Due Within Months, Foxx Says
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Anthony Foxx, U.S. transportation secretary, speaks at a Bloomberg Government event on investing in U.S. infrastructure in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, April 27, 2015.
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U.S. regulators are making progress and will begin issuing guidelines to help the introduction of self-driving car technology within the next few months, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.
The rapidly developing technology promoted by companies such as Google, Tesla Motors Inc. and General Motors Co. promises to reduce traffic fatalities but won’t eliminate every car crash, Foxx said at a Bloomberg Government breakfast in Washington Tuesday.