The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a national autonomous vehicle safety forum that will include the CEOs of self-driving companies Waymo, Zoox and Aurora on Tuesday.
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The Trump administration is looking for ways to speed deployment of robotaxis and address regulatory barriers, while also scrutinizing safety issues. The meeting will include a discussion with Alphabet-unit co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana, Amazon’s Zoox CEO Aicha Evans and Aurora CEO Chris Urmson.
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NHTSA is reviewing potential actions including “future guidance on the safe domestic development, testing, and deployment” of self-driving vehicles. The day-long session will also review the use of remote assistance in robotaxis.
(Reporting by Shepardson)
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