The NHTSA wants to ensure regulations don’t stifle self-driving cars

As we grow ever closer to a world where autonomous vehicles are driving on the same public roads as human-driven vehicles, the federal government is preparing to review its vehicle safety regulations to see whether or not they’ll conflict with the self-driving vehicle systems that’re making their way into the automotive market. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration head Mark Rosekind, the NHTSA wants to ensure that current regulations won’t stifle technological innovation.