AI-enabled vehicles industry appeals to DOT for regulations, research funding

The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association is using an opportunity presented by President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence to press the Department of Transportation for regulations it hopes will standardize and increase the use of driverless cars and trucks across the country.

“The USDOT should continue work on regulations to support AV deployment, starting with issuing proposed rules for telltales, indicators, and warnings in [Automated Decision System]-equipped vehicles and crash avoidance testing for new ADS vehicle designs, and expanding to...