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According to Reuters, US House Republicans are expected to introduce a draft law later this week to ban US states from enacting rules on unmanned vehicles and take other measures to eliminate the possibility of deploying unmanned vehicles on roads obstacle.
With the United States large car manufacturers and car suppliers and other groups work together to promote the US Congress to take action on the unmanned vehicle legislation on the agenda.
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing last month to discuss a draft law drafted by the Republican draft of 14 bills, which would authorize US regulators to give each carmaker 100,000 metric vehicles each year. The car may not comply with the provisions of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations prohibiting the sale of unmanned vehicles without human control.
Blair Ellis, a spokesman for the committee, said Monday that the draft law could be released this week and that the draft law will be heard later this week.
US Congressman Robert Latta said last month that he hoped the committee would pass a draft law agreed by both parties by the end of July.
The draft law will prohibit states from enacting rules on unmanned vehicles to prevent unattended vehicle technology from requiring prior approval from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Democrats in the US House of Representatives said NHTSA had to play a more active role in forcing unmanned vehicles to improve their safety.
A consortium of automakers, such as General Motors, Volkswagen, and Toyota, and the Global Automobile Manufacturers Association, which represents major foreign automakers such as Honda and Hyundai, are jointly forming a coalition for "Future Coalition for Future Mobility" Organization to urge the US Congress to take action on the legislation of unmanned vehicles.
Members of the organization include the American Association of Automobile and Equipment Manufacturers, the National Association of the Blind and the United States to ensure that the future energy organization, etc., plans to broadcast broadcast advertising on Tuesday, the legislation on unmanned vehicles described as "no one Driving the innovation of the car loose. "
GM, Google parent company Alphabet, Tesla, etc. have been lobbying the US Congress to prevent California and other states from introducing regulations that limit the deployment of unmanned vehicles.
Last year, during the Obama administration, the US government issued a voluntary guidelines on unmanned vehicles. US current Minister of Transportation Zhao Xiaolan said she plans to revise these guidelines as soon as possible.
