Quote of the Week: California’s Race to Regulate Slams Brakes on Innovation
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Regulators may end up sending American mobility backwards, not forwards.
In an ironic twist, California, a fosterer of technological innovation, autonomous vehicle regulations cancel out any advantage driverless vehicles would have over conventional cars, taxis and ridesharing services, squandering the technology’s benefits.
Driverless cars, a safer alternative to human drivers, have the potential to save tens of thousands of live each year and give greater mobility to millions.