question of the day should autonomous vehicles be required to have driving controlsWhen the first autonomous vehicles moved from the drawing boards to the test tracks, they were envisioned as not having steering wheels, gas pedals, etc. When Google, later Waymo, rolled out its early concept cars, the little eggs on wheels came sans controls.question of the day should autonomous vehicles be required to have driving controlsThe company pitched a future where senior citizens or physically challenged people could simply get into their self-driving vehicles can get into their personal vehicle, tell it where they needed to go and it would drive them there - and back.However, as time has gone on, more and more critics have asked an important question: What happens is the car runs amok? How will it stop? Shouldn't the passengers be able take control of the car? AdvertisementAdvertisementNow Amazon's robotaxi business, Zoox, just became the first company to win approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to deploy its steering wheel-free robotaxis to charge for rides - on a limited basis. NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison told Reuters that Zoox had received clearance to commercially deploy up to 2,500 vehicles in each of the next two years.question of the day should autonomous vehicles be required to have driving controlsSo we ask today: Do you think driving controls should remain mandatory equipment for autonomous cabs or not - and why? [Images: Zoox]Become a TTAC insider. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our newsletter.
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