The autonomous vehicle revolution: Fostering innovation with smart regulation

Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress, March 1, 2017

A future in which autonomous motor vehicles are capable of picking up passengers, navigating suburban, urban, and rural streets, and automatically reacting to roadway obstacles is not that far away. Already, various models of autonomous vehicles are being tested in research facilities and, increasingly, on public roadways. While automated vehicles were once relegated to the realm of science fiction, aspects of autonomous vehicle technology are already incorporated into a wide range of vehicles—even if many drivers don’t yet realize it.

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_comments/2017/03/00002-140353.pdf