Self-Driving Car Rules Get Renewed Push as Congress Eyes China

Congress is renewing efforts to accelerate the deployment of autonomous vehicles on US roads, drawing concerns from safety and labor groups.

“Inaction over the past two Congresses has put America at risk of ceding leadership in this industry,” House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) said in a statement.

The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association — a trade group with members including Aurora, General Motors Co.‘s Cruise, Nuro, Ford Motor Co., Uber Technologies Inc., Alphabet Inc.‘s Waymo — is urging Congress and the administration ...