Rules on self-driving cars loosened in bid to challenge China

The Trump administration will allow self-driving cars an exemption from some safety rules for testing amid a push to compete with China, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday. 

U.S. developers of automated vehicles will now have access to an exemption program for “non-commercial purposes that involve research or demonstration,” according to a letter from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

The Transportation Department also said it would “streamline” crash reporting for vehicles equipped with autonomous systems. 

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