plans to expend close to $4 billion within a period of 10 years to
make quicker the research and development of self-driving vehicles.
The U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx speaking at a press
conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit
said "Automated vehicles open up possibilities for saving lives,
saving time and saving fuel,"
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It's part of a broader vision disclosed by the US president at his
State of the Union address on Tuesday to develop a "21st century
transportation system." Before mid-year, the US government is likely
to reveal a "model state policy" on self-driving cars that will
create"a path to consistent national policy," as seen in a government
press release.
The US government is planning to spend a sum of $3.9 billion on
testing "connected vehicle systems" country-wide.
The government suppose that self-driving cars will likely reduce the
rate of accidents and head on collisions "We know that 83 percent of
car accidents are due to human error,"
"What happens if human error could be eliminated? That's a powerful
possibility,and that's a possibility worth pursuing."
