Re:Baidu’s self-driving cars begin public test in Wuzhen, China
by akira2501 on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:42PM
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> for US regulators to create policies that are encourage the development of self-driving cars.
How much more friendly of an environment do they need? The NHTSA has guidelines, and wants answers, but it hasn't shown a lot of prior restraint in this space.
These companies are slow to move because they know full well that if they kill enough drivers, their stock will fall so much that they'll be de-listed from any legitimate securities market in a matter of days.
This is a complicated space with a lot of new liabilities and civil responsibilities to consider, it _should_ move slow.
How much more friendly of an environment do they need? The NHTSA has guidelines, and wants answers, but it hasn't shown a lot of prior restraint in this space.
These companies are slow to move because they know full well that if they kill enough drivers, their stock will fall so much that they'll be de-listed from any legitimate securities market in a matter of days.
This is a complicated space with a lot of new liabilities and civil responsibilities to consider, it _should_ move slow.