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U.S. regulator orders halt to self-driving school bus test in Florida
Source: Reuters
TECHNOLOGY NEWS OCTOBER 22, 2018 / 4:58 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
U.S. regulator orders halt to self-driving school bus test in Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday said it had ordered Transdev North America to immediately stop transporting school children in Florida in a driverless shuttle as the testing could be putting them at “inappropriate” risk.
The auto safety agency known as NHTSA said in an order issued late on Friday that Transdev’s use of its EZ10 Generation II driverless shuttle in the Babcock Ranch community in southwest Florida was “unlawful and in violation of the company’s temporary importation authorization.”
“Innovation must not come at the risk of public safety,” said Deputy NHTSA Administrator Heidi King in a statement. “Using a non-compliant test vehicle to transport children is irresponsible, inappropriate, and in direct violation of the terms of Transdev’s approved test project.”
In March, NHTSA granted Transdev permission to temporarily import the driverless shuttle for testing and demonstration purposes, but not as a school bus.
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U.S. regulator orders halt to self-driving school bus test in Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday said it had ordered Transdev North America to immediately stop transporting school children in Florida in a driverless shuttle as the testing could be putting them at “inappropriate” risk.
The auto safety agency known as NHTSA said in an order issued late on Friday that Transdev’s use of its EZ10 Generation II driverless shuttle in the Babcock Ranch community in southwest Florida was “unlawful and in violation of the company’s temporary importation authorization.”
“Innovation must not come at the risk of public safety,” said Deputy NHTSA Administrator Heidi King in a statement. “Using a non-compliant test vehicle to transport children is irresponsible, inappropriate, and in direct violation of the terms of Transdev’s approved test project.”
In March, NHTSA granted Transdev permission to temporarily import the driverless shuttle for testing and demonstration purposes, but not as a school bus.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-selfdriving/u-s-regulator-orders-halt-to-self-driving-school-bus-test-in-florida-idUSKCN1MW2SG
