NHTSA proposes removing brake pedal requirements for fully autonomous vehicles, boosting Tesla's Cybercab plans
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Andrea Guzmán
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Federal regulators (NHTSA) are proposing to remove requirements for hand- or foot-operated brake controls in vehicles designed to never be operated by a human driver. This regulatory change would directly benefit Tesla's purpose-built robotaxi, the Cybercab, which has no steering wheel or pedals. While vehicles would still need to be capable of safely stopping, the proposal marks a significant shift in vehicle design rules to accommodate autonomous vehicles.
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· 3 pulledFederal regulators are considering a major change to vehicle design rules that could advance Tesla Inc.'s vision for its purpose-built robotaxi, the Cybercab.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing to revise the current requirements that all light vehicles contain hand- or foot-operated brake controls, removing those requirements for vehicles designed never to be operated by a human.
Vehicles would still need to be capable of safely stopping
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