Feds tweak driverless-car guidelines, seek to balance safety and tech development
LAS VEGAS - Driverless cars and trucks will be hitting the highways in increasing numbers over the next few years. The U.S. Department of Transportation doesn't want to get in the way.
That's the message in a new set of guidelines the DOT released Wednesday. The intent is to spur further development while, the department said, emphasizing safety.
"Safety is always No. 1 at the U.S. Department of Transportation," said DOT Secretary Elaine Chao, in a short speech at CES in Las Vegas, the big consumer electronics
