Federal Easing of Safety Standards Boosts Autonomous Vehicle Research

April 24, 2025, 6:20 pm

Federal regulators have eased safety standards for autonomous vehicle developers, streamlining crash reporting and testing for self-driving cars. This relaxed framework, which appears designed to boost domestic research and innovation, especially benefits Tesla and its peers in an industry racing against strict compliance measures.

cnbc.com / Pony.ai teams up with Tencent for robotaxi services on WeChat, other apps

Pony.ai has announced an agreement with Tencent Cloud to develop autonomous driving and deploy robotaxi services on Tencent applications like WeChat.

techinasia.com / US to loosen safety rules for self-driving vehicles

This program allows operation of vehicles that do not fully comply with federal safety standards.

wired.com / In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving

A new autonomous vehicle framework would also make it easier for Tesla and other companies to research domestically made self-driving cars that don’t meet all federal safety standards.

theinformation.com / Feds Exempt Autonomous Vehicle Developers from Federal Safety Standards - The Information

Feds Exempt Autonomous Vehicle Developers from Federal Safety Standards The Information

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