It is inspiring to notice that legislation that helps incorporate autonomous vehicles on our roads in the near future is moving forward. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDoT), has integrated automated vehicles into the existing safety standards such that the text in the standards do not rely on the existence of steering wheels and driver’s seats, which may not exist in fully autonomous vehicles. In addition, the NHTSA has incorporated lane-keeping support, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, blind spot detection, and blind spot intervention into its Five-Star Safety Ratings program. Such driver-assistance technologies are the first steps toward fully autonomous vehicles but, more importantly, toward safer ones. Developing safer vehicles requires significant investments, so it is important that the legislation provide a framework that is predictable, reducing the risk of long-term commitment.

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立法支持自动驾驶汽车，但不支持联网汽车 [联网和自动驾驶汽车]


令人鼓舞的是，有助于在不久的将来将自动驾驶汽车纳入我们道路的立法正在取得进展。美国交通部 (USDoT) 下属的国家公路交通安全管理局 (NHTSA) 已将自动驾驶车辆纳入现有的安全标准中，使得标准中的文字不依赖于方向盘和驾驶员的存在。座椅，这在全自动驾驶汽车中可能不存在。此外，NHTSA 还将车道保持支持、行人自动紧急制动、盲点检测和盲点干预纳入其五星级安全评级计划。这种驾驶辅助技术是迈向完全自动驾驶汽车的第一步，但更重要的是，迈向更安全的汽车。开发更安全的车辆需要大量投资，因此立法提供可预测的框架非常重要，以降低长期承诺的风险。