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US House panel to consider legislation that could speed self-driving car deployment

By Thomson Reuters Jan 6, 2026 | 4:14 PM

WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – A U.S. House of ‍Representatives committee will hold a hearing on January 13 on legislation that ‌aims to ‌make it easier to deploy autonomous vehicles without human controls as ​robotaxi testing continues to expand.

The ‍House ​is holding a ​hearing to consider ‍several legislative proposals including one that would lift the cap to ‍90,000 per year and others to address ‍barriers ‍from safety ​standards written in ​prior ⁠decades with ‌human drivers behind the wheel.

(Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Chris ⁠Reese)