The car manufacturer "Big Brother": Technology companies rely on the owner?

A few days ago, the media reported that several state governments in the United States are considering passing a draft legislation restricting technology companies from conducting autopilot tests at their borders. This draft legislation is known in some states as the Safe Automated Vehicles Act (SAVe), which stipulates that only automakers can test autonomous vehicles in these states, which has led to the development of technologies such as Uber and Waymo for autonomous driving systems. The strong dissatisfaction of the giants, that these regulations are too strict, will exclude technology companies that have accumulated rich experience in the field of autonomous vehicles, giving the traditional car companies too many advantages, there is an unfair phenomenon. It is reported that the United States' largest automobile manufacturer GM participated in the formulation of the main body of the road test. In the right to speak auto-driving cars, traditional car companies and technology giants play the "palm plan"?

Currently, there are at least five states in the United States—Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Tennessee—and plans to introduce a series of regulations that will only allow automakers to deploy autonomous vehicle technology on public roads, the SAVe Act. The bill was first proposed by the Michigan State Government in May last year. At the time, Republican Senator Mike Cornwall and others proposed a series of bills that allowed autopilot cars without a steering wheel or brake pedal to test on the road. GM is involved in the development of the SAVe Act, which requires only automakers to conduct autonomous vehicle testing.

For states that want to make travel easier, the emergence of autonomous driving technology is a boon, but for many state legislators, this technology is still unfamiliar. Republican Senator William Lamberts of Tennessee said: "I am very interested in autonomous driving solutions." But at the same time, Lamberts is also a supporter of the Tennessee SAVe bill because he wants to be cautious in the early stages of autonomous driving. Attitude. "We are trying to find a balance point in Tennessee," he said.

GM said it has partnered with states such as Tennessee and Illinois to promote the safe deployment of self-driving cars, in addition to working with Michigan on the SAVe bill. "Before the official launch, we must ensure that the public can accept the autopilot technology," said Harry Letssey, executive director of general federal affairs. He added that the term “automaker” was specifically mentioned in the bill not to exclude companies such as Waymo and Uber, but to prevent unreliable companies from driving unsafe vehicles on the road. “Public recognition of autonomous driving technology is very important. If companies that have difficulty securing safety use this technology on streets and roads, it can have very bad effects,” says Lettersey.

The SAVe bill was strongly protested by many technology companies, and GM was also bombarded as a party involved in the formulation. According to the latest report of the Associated Press, four of the above five states said that GM internal staff required them to file a legislative bill and that the test subject must be a car manufacturer. GM Yakou denied the suppression of other brands. Lettersey said that the state's legislators filed these restrictive bills as voluntary, not by General Motors.

Although GM claims that the company is to ensure the development of autonomous vehicles, many industry insiders believe that the draft proposed by the states is to prevent new competitors from conducting autonomous driving tests on the road. "We don't agree with the regulations being reviewed in Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, and Maryland, because it will benefit some companies," the American Autopilot Alliance said.

After the introduction of the SAVe bill in Michigan, technology companies such as Waymo and Uber expressed strong opposition. They believe that the bill's definition of "automakers" is too narrow. “Just as American consumers have the right to choose a car category, they also have the right to choose safer, more advanced self-driving cars,” Waymo said in a statement. “This anti-competition law will only slow down autonomous driving. Time to market leads to an unfair market at the cost of consumer safety."

Under the protests of Uber and Waymo CEO John Krafusik, Michigan later revised the definition of the term "automaker" to include technology companies that develop and test autonomous driving systems. Passed last December. Currently, Tennessee, Georgia, Maryland, and Illinois are reviewing the original version of the SAVe Act, a version that has not been modified by the Automaker. Chan Lieu, a consultant for the American Road Safety Autopilot Alliance, said that allowing auto companies to conduct autopilot auto testing will not only bring security problems, but also anti-competitive performance. “This is not conducive to innovation, but also to safety,” he said.

Not all car companies are on the same front line as GM. Brad Stitz, director of US government affairs at Audi, said: "It is not a good idea to keep innovators outside the door because they may provide better solutions. Technology companies are good, quality partners. Since its inception, competition has been the best catalyst for the revolution in autonomous driving technology. Under the pressure of companies such as Waymo and Uber, will the regulatory actions of the above five states be passed, or will they be improved like Michigan? It is still unclear.

The US federal government has always been cautious about the advanced technology of autonomous driving, especially after the Tesla autopilot death. In September last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a set of guidelines for self-driving cars, but did not issue binding regulations. Currently, NHTSA is still evaluating this set of guidelines with a view to launching a policy that is universal across the country.

Many car companies agree with NHTSA that they should enact a unified set of regulations and be supervised by the federal government. "We insist that the performance standards for autonomous driving technology should be universal across the country," said Gil Platt, CEO of Toyota Research Institute. The US Road Safety Autopilot Alliance believes that it is too early for states to develop specific regulations without the federal government's guidelines. Members of the alliance include Ford, Volvo and Waymo, Uber and Lyft.

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