Congress will try again in 2021 on self-driving car reform

By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will try again in 2021 to try to approve long-stalled reforms to speed the adoption of self-driving cars, a key Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday.
U.S. lawmakers have been divided for years over how to reform regulations governing self-driving cars and what consumer and legal protections should be included.
In 2017, the House of Representatives passed legislation to speed the adoption of self-driving cars and bar states from setting performance standards, but the legislation stalled.
On Wednesday, Republican Representative Bob Latta reintroduced legislation on self-driving car reforms. "Congress must act to create a national framework that provides developers certainty and a clear path to deployment," Latta said.
Automakers are eager to deploy commercial ...


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