A collaboration between manufacturers and automotive automakers has produced guidelines for AVs . The 100-page Safety First Automated Driving paper outlines 12 principles which self - driving cars should adhere to , such as safe operation , vehicle operator - initiated handover , data recording , user responsibility , passive safety and behaviour in vehicles . The cooperative includes Audi , BMW , motorcycles and Volkswagen , among others . The guidelines come as the industry faces increased scrutiny . In the US , the Department of Transportation is seeking to develop federal - level requirements , while states are introducing their own rules .
A partnership between Intel and leading automakers has produced guidelines for AVs. The 100-page Safety First Automated Driving paper establishes 12 principles which self-driving cars should adhere to, such as safe operation, vehicle operator-initiated handover, data recording, user responsibility, passive safety and behaviour in traffic. The cooperative includes Audi, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen, among others. The guidelines come as the industry faces increased scrutiny. In the US, the Department of Transportation is seeking to develop federal-level requirements, while states are introducing their own rules.