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Autonomous vehicle technology, automated driving systems, robotaxis, and self-driving policy coverage.

A Zoox autonomous robotaxi driving on a San Francisco street

NHTSA Brake-Pedal Proposal Gives Robotaxis a Hardware Path

NHTSA wants to update federal braking rules so vehicles built only for automated driving systems no longer need manual brake pedals. The proposal could help purpose-built robotaxis from companies such as Zoox and Tesla, but it does not remove stopping-distance requirements or settle the harder question of how driverless systems should prove safe behavior on real roads.
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