In January, DOT unveiled policy guidance that updates the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 2013 preliminary guidance concerning automated cars. Given the widespread deployment of partially and fully automated vehicles, the guidance announces the agency's six-month timeline for working with states to craft "model policy guidance that helps policymakers address issues in both the testing and the wider operational deployment of vehicles at advanced stages of automation and offers a nationally consistent approach to autonomous vehicles."

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