NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY: National Council on Disability Commends NHTSA Recommendations on Autonomous Vehicles
The National Council on Disability (NCD) recently commended the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) for its inclusion of people with disabilities in discussions leading to the release of its “Federal Autonomous Vehicle Policy.” The NHTSA not only involved stakeholders with disabilities in discussions, they also considered recommendations from the NCD's 2015 report on self-driving cars which suggested not to impose limitations on people with disabilities through unnecessary license requirements, and to base any limitations on actual risk instead of unsubstantiated fears.
