GM faces blowback on federal driverless car petition
General Motors Co. is running into opposition to its petition to federal regulators for permission to put up to 5,000 driverless cars — without steering wheels or control pedals — on public roads. In comments submitted to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, groups that represent car dealers, insurers and road safety advocates took issue with the Detroit carmaker’s request to put 2,500 “driverless zero‐emission autonomous” vehicles on the road annually for a two-year period beginning this year.