The U.S. government revealed its much-anticipated Federal Automated Vehicles policy on Monday evening, detailing its 15-point Safety Assessment to be rolled out fully on Tuesday, which is designed to give manufacturers hoping to build and ship self-driving vehicles proper expectations around what will work for regulators in terms of meeting safety requirements.
The Obama administration’s primary goal in setting out these guidelines is outlining policies that will encourage safe operation of autonomous vehicles, as well as guidance about including proper safety measures in their design; but it’s also designed to be flexible, giving companies and researchers working on self-driving tech the room they need to try different approaches and evolve their systems as needed.
