Buckle up, autonomous vehicles finally get federal safety standards

Autonomous vehicles and vehicles with automated driving functions now have their own set of motor vehicle safety standards, a U.S. federal agency ruled on Thursday. The ruling begins to provide clarity on how passenger safety should be defined in vehicles that are designed without things like driver’s seats and steering wheels.

https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/10/nhtsa-first-autonomous-vehicle-occupant-safety-standards/