On January 13 (Eastern Time), a committee within the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to conduct a hearing to deliberate on proposed legislation that seeks to streamline the deployment procedures for autonomous vehicles. For an extended period, the U.S. Congress has been at odds over whether to enact laws aimed at removing barriers to the widespread adoption of autonomous taxis. This upcoming hearing will scrutinize several legislative proposals. Among them are initiatives to increase the cap on the number of autonomous vehicles permitted to 90,000 and to address grievances voiced by automakers concerning the hurdles they face in deploying robotaxis.
