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US proposes to drop brake pedal requirements for self-driving vehicles

US regulators are proposing to remove the mandatory manual brake pedal requirement for self-driving cars, aiming to accelerate their deployment on American roads. This move, while maintaining strict braking performance standards, is part of broader efforts to streamline the rollout of autonomous technology. The agency also withdrew a previous voluntary framework for evaluating self-driving vehicles due to industry concerns about stringency.

25 Jun 2026 9:40 pm