Regulating Driverless Cars: Technology Moves Fast. Regulations Do Not.

7 Companies are testing driverless cars in California. As a result, California is trying to get ahead of regulations before the cars hit the consumer market. 2 Questions arise:

1. How do you regulate?

  • Do self driving cars obey all traffic laws?
  • What if their computers freeze?
  • Can they smoothly hand control back to human drivers?​

2. How do you verify the safety standards of the cars?  3 options:

  • Follow the current U.S. syst…