Federal safety regulators on Monday launched an effort to get companies working on autonomous vehicle technology to share more data about the limits of their systems.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is creating an online source so consumers can see then things go wrong when self-driving cars are tested. The agency is calling it the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing, or the AV Test Initiative.
While a variety of companies from auto manufacturers to Alphabet’s Waymo unit to ride-hailing services continue developing semi-autonomous technology, widespread commercial deployment lies somewhere in the future.
The move comes after a poll by Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) found that a majority of Americans don’t think self-driving technology is ready for widespread use.
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