The number of US states allowed to test cars with an automatic control system on public roads can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Even California prohibits the display on the road prototypes, devoid of the usual controls and the driver with appropriate training, which may at any time take it over. Reuters
The position of autopilot developer systems protect Alphabet / Google, GM, Lyft and Delphi Automotive. They called for the creation of a unified federal operation rules and testing of such vehicles - the only way they can legally cross the state border. Add that automakers have made runs on autopilot with prototypes in a few US states - in addition to the test driver, in the cabin at the same time, engineers were engaged in gathering information.
While US law governing operation of robocar, to some extent fragmented: 23 states have proposed drafts of 55 laws. The authorities have supported the initiative of the developers, claiming the need for a uniform federal regulations. Their first edition of the American agency NHTSA Traffic Safety will offer no earlier than July. The presence of conflicting laws in different states can not contribute to the speedy implementation of the autopilot systems for ground vehicles.