A prototype of Google's own self-driving vehicle is seen during a media preview of Google's current autonomous vehicles in Mountain View, California September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
WASHINGTON: A group seeking to reduce US dependence on foreign oil called on policymakers to remove regulatory hurdles in order to accelerate the deployment of self-driving cars, as well as revise tax incentives to boost sales of less expensive electric vehicles.
The influential group Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) and its leadership council chaired by FedEx Corp President, Chairman and CEO Frederick Smith and retired US Marine Corps Commandant James Conway, unveiled a report seeking broad commercialization of autonomous cars "once they are as safe as today’s cars."
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