- The NHTSA is warning robotaxi providers that they need to start doing better.
- Specifically, the agency is urging developers behind the driverless cars to address how cars handle emergency scenes.
- The agency's Administrator called on companies to prioritize interactions with first responders.
Autonomous cars were pitched as a way to make roads safer by removing the most volatile element: the human behind the wheel. But after years of unpredictable behavior from the robots in the presence of emergency responders, the feds are sounding the alarm.
