Michigan Enacts Sweeping New Driverless-Car Legislation
With his sights set on maintaining Michigan?s prominent role in a global auto industry awash in new technology and business models, Gov. Rick Snyder has signed four bills into law aimed at clearing the path for the testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles on state roadways.
Among states that have laws on the books related to autonomous vehicles, Michigan now has perhaps the most permissive in the country. Manufacturers will be allowed to operate cars on public roads without traditional controls such as steering wheels and to sell those cars to customers once the technology has been tested and certified.
Both traditional manufacturers and newcomers to the transportation industry could put fleets of self-driving taxis on Michigan?s roads as part of on-demand mobility services like Uber and Lyft. An early version of the legislation restricted these deployments to motor-vehicle distributors, but revisions were made after Google expressed concerns.
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“The bills that passed are still a mess, and Michigan
has managed to create legal confusion rather than
legal certainty.” ? Bryant Walker Smith, University of South Carolina
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A number of companies are developing automated ride-hailing services. GM, which invested $500 million in Lyft earlier this year, is expected to launch a pilot project employing autonomous Chevrolet Bolts in 2017. State officials say the regulatory framework now allows such a program in Michigan.
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