US may seek power to pre-approve self-driving car technology


A roof mounted camera and radar system is shown on Uber's Ford Fusion self driving car during a demonstration of self-driving automotive technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration said it was considering seeking the power to review and approve technology for self-driving cars before they hit the road and said US states should not set separate rules. 

The US Transportation Department, in its most comprehensive statement yet on autonomous vehicles, also issued voluntary guidelines and urged automakers to certify that their highly automated vehicles were ready for public roads. 

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