Steeringless and Pedalless Vehicles Become Legal in the US

Technology, advancing without slowing down, paves the way for developments in many different sectors that we could call ‘dreams’ in the past. The automotive industry is also one of the areas affected by these developments. of companies self-driving Increasing its investments in vehicles shows us that technological developments can reach the level of science fiction movies.

As we always share with you autonomous driving technologies has begun to spread worldwide. As it is known, Tesla, the electric vehicle company of Elon Musk, is among the leading companies in this regard. In the previous news, we announced that the third level autonomous technology of Mercedes-Benz was approved internationally. In addition, it was reported that Volkswagen, Kia and many other companies’ investments on the subject increased. Now, a very important decision has been taken regarding these technologies.

Pedalless and non-steering vehicles are paving the way

According to the news US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)has made a groundbreaking rule change by updating the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FVMSS). According to the statements, this change is a product of advanced autonomous driving technologies. without steering wheel, without driver and without pedals will pave the way for vehicles.

Let’s say that FVMSS has rules that determine many obligations in vehicles, from wiper placement to the engine. Until now, these rules have a driver’s seat, steering wheel and pedals had to be kept. This made it difficult for companies to test fully autonomous driverless prototype cars. However, the new decision has changed this situation.

It is a known fact that there are no self-driving fully autonomous vehicles sold to consumers in the world today. The highest technology in vehicles currently sold; providing environmental control, braking and acceleration of the vehicle; third-level autonomous driving technology that only requires the driver to be present behind the wheel. However, even if this is the case, many giant automobile companies fully autonomous without the need for a driver continues its efforts to start selling vehicles. In other words, we can say that NHTSA took such a decision to be prepared for this situation.

‘Safety equipment should not be removed from autonomous vehicles with and without passengers’

In addition, this rule change will be implemented in autonomous vehicles. safety standards Let’s also say that it contains information about. Although it is seen that the autonomous vehicles expected to be released in the future will be less likely to crash than those driven by humans, NHTSA believes that these vehicles are ‘provide the same level of protection as existing passenger vehicles‘ emphasizes the need. At the moment, people coming about autonomous vehicles and injuring people; even the news of the accident that caused his death shows that these safety measures are critical.

NHTSA also warned automakers that safety equipment should not be removed from vehicles to save weight and cost. In the statements made, it is necessary for both passenger and non-passenger vehicles. All safety equipment must be presentIt was emphasized that measures such as airbags, which are of great importance in saving lives, should be included in the vehicles where the passengers are in. So what do you think about this? Do you support the presence of fully autonomous vehicles on the roads in the future? You can share your thoughts in the comments.