General Motors has suffered a setback in plans to launch a driverless ride-sharing car fleet with no human controls over worries about a lack of safety features. The carmaker had requested San Francisco regulators to waive some safety standards to allow it to launch a 2,500-strong fleet of modified Chevrolet Bolt cars in a US ride-sharing operation. However, companies including insurers and dealers said GM should provide more data and safety provisions. Organisations including Chevrolet had backed Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the National Federation of the Blind , claiming driverless cars could cut the death toll of vehicle accidents.
General Motors has suffered a setback in plans to launch a driverless ride-sharing car fleet with no human controls over worries about a lack of safety features. The carmaker had requested US regulators to waive some safety standards to allow it to launch a 2,500-strong fleet of modified Chevrolet Bolt cars in a San Francisco ride-sharing operation. However, companies including insurers and dealers said GM should provide more data and safety provisions. Organisations including Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the National Federation of the Blind had backed GM, claiming driverless cars could cut the death toll of vehicle accidents.