Monday, October 10, 2016
Washington— Auto companies are preparing for a future in which cars drive themselves — and federal regulators have to make sure they’re safe before they ever hit the road.
Proposed guidance released by the U.S. Department of Transportation last month calls for automakers to meet 15 guidelines before they can put self-driving cars on public roads. The pre-checks are a sharp departure from the federal government’s typical posture of largely waiting for automakers to self-report problems before recalls are issued.