Congress is wading into the debate over whether automakers should be allowed to sell hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars while manufacturers seek federal permission to expand testing of the technology.
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled July 26 (10:30 a.m. ET, watch here) to consider two pieces of legislation that would increase the number of cars exempt from federal motor-vehicle safety standards requiring human drivers. Under one proposal sponsored by Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), the figure would rise to 100,000 within four years. Under the other, sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), it would increase to 80,000 over an eight-year span.
