The NHTSA is proposing allowing the removal of pedals and steering wheels for AVs, making it easier for Tesla and Zoox to pursue alternative designs.

The move is part of the Trump administration's effort to modernise standards for driverless cars and could ease the way for purpose-built autonomous vehicles | World News

The US Department of Transportation is updating federal safety standards to remove brake pedal and steering wheel requirements for fully driverless

The Department of Transportation wants to remove the brake-pedal requirement for vehicles "designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems."

US regulators are proposing to remove the mandatory manual brake pedal requirement for self-driving cars, aiming to accelerate their deployment on American roads. This move, while…

The DOT proposed removing brake pedal mandates for vehicles built exclusively for autonomous driving, easing the path for Tesla's Cybercab and Zoox.

Huge news for Tesla's Cybercab.

The NHTSA is proposing allowing the removal of pedals and steering wheels for AVs, making it easier for Tesla and Zoox to pursue alternative designs.

Requiring driverless vehicles to keep human brake controls impedes innovation, the NHTSA says