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In a First, Government Exempts Safety Rules That ‘No Longer Make Sense’ for 5,000 Driverless Cars
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:03:29
Publish Date: 2020-02-17 15:28:29
Description: Driverless cars may someday look less like haunted minivans, thanks to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s approval of the zero-occupant food delivery robot R2. It looks like if EVE had a baby with a lunchbox and glides like an electric dream at no more than 25 mph: On Thursday, the NHTS decided to waive standard vehicle requirements for R2 maker Nuro, finding that regulations written with driver safety in mind make a low-speed zero-occupant car more dangerous.
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