US DOT seeks public comment on GM’s petition to deploy self-driving cars without steering wheels

GM filed petition with NTHSA over a year ago as part of its plan to launch a self-driving ride-hailing service in US in 2019

The United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) is seeking public comment on General Motors’ (GM) petition to approve deployment of a limited number of self-driving cars without steering wheels or other human controls, NHTSA said in a press release on 15 March. Apart from GM, the US safety regulator is also seeking public comment on request by driverless delivery start-up Nuro to deploy a limited number of low-speed, highly autonomous vehicles without human driver.