California lawmakers are developing legislation to regulate driverless cars, aiming to increase oversight and accountability for self-driving vehicles.
Assemblyman Phil Ting plans to introduce legislation allowing city police to ticket autonomous vehicles and requiring the sharing of accident reports.
The legislation is being discussed with various stakeholders, including autonomous vehicle companies and the California Department of Motor Vehicles, to establish specific regulations. (Trending: Sports Icon Dies Suddenly At 56)
Current limitations allow police to issue citations only if a safety driver is present, and while driverless cars can be cited for parking violations, ticketing for moving infractions is restricted without a safety operator.
“There’s no way for law enforcement to pull a [self-driving] vehicle over,” Ting said. “Someone has got to be liable, right? It’s either got to be an individual or a company.”
The legislation follows the expansion of autonomous vehicle companies in San Francisco, including Waymo and Cruise, the latter of which temporarily halted its fleet after an accident and plans to resume services after improving safety measures and regaining public trust.
“No citation for a moving violation can be issued if the [autonomous vehicle] is being operated in a driverless mode,” San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said.
“Technology evolves rapidly and, at times, faster than legislation or regulations can adapt to the changes.”
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