Automakers have decided to have an agreement with the U.S. government for important changes in laws related to safety. They will pattern the changes using the aviation industry.
Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that procedure of releasing government regulations to have accurate safety solutions takes too any years. New York Times reported that by the time those laws are out it is too out-dated already. The auto industry agreed to change the safety rules themselves rather than wait for the government to put into action. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx gave command to Rosekind to recognize blockades in guidelines and other areas that stop new life-saving technology from going into cars rapidly. He also said to figure out how to eliminate barriers to move quicker.
Phys.org stated that Federal officials are dealing with how to acquire new technology such as vehicle-to-vehicle communications, also called V2V, and self-driving cars into the marketplace. V2V includes cars using wireless communications to send data like speed and direction to nearby cars. Drivers will be warned of an incoming collision or brake to stop a collision before the driver has even seen the other vehicle. This technology is used as an example of the new rule Rosekind wanted to happen. He wanted all cars, expensive or cheap, to have this technology so the safety of the owners won't be suffered.
According to AP, Rosekind said it would probably take the government eight years to pass a law that will require what he wants to happen. Now, there is no need to wait for eight years because automakers agreed upon doing it themselves. On Friday, Rosekind revealed that 12 automakers signed the agreement to better the safety regulations of cars. The agreement includes things about recalls, reporting safety defects and free advertising from the industry.
Rosekind and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wanted safe driving and transportation that is why their doing this. Thogh they did not elaborate the agreement Rosekind said people would see "actions going forward that change the culture of the industry."
