Self-Driving Cars Must Meet 15 Benchmarks in U.S. Guidance
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The Obama administration’s proposed guidelines for self-driving cars, to be formally unveiled Tuesday, include 15 benchmarks automakers will need to meet before their autonomous vehicles can hit the road.
The automakers will have to show how their virtual drivers will function, what happens if they fail and how they’ve been tested, according to a preview by the U.S. Transportation Department. Companies developing the cars -- such as Tesla Motors Inc., General Motors Co. and Google parent Alphabet Inc. -- must make vehicle performance assessments public so regulators and other companies can evaluate them.