US Seeks Comment on Zoox Petition to Deploy Robotaxis Without Steering Wheels
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Zoox filed a petition in August seeking approval with the auto safety agency saying they would provide at least an equivalent level of safety to human-driven vehicles.
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“This marks a major milestone towards providing the American AV industry with a streamlined pathway to scaled commercial deployment of novel AV fleets,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a forum Tuesday, adding he has approved NHTSA’s next round of proposed updates to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to account for vehicles without human drivers.
(Reporting by Shepardson)
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