8.2.2: Marketing and Regulating Self-Driving Cars
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Despite impressive advances, the technology does not exist yet to create fully self-driving cars that are capable of responding to all possible driving and weather conditions.
Activity: Who Should Regulate Self-Driving Cars?
- Research the recommendations and rules regarding self-driving cars (if any) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Traffic Safety Board, and your local town/city and state governments.
- Watch ads for new cars on television and/or online and focus on how self-driving and autonomous operation features are promoted in words and visuals. Use the questions on the Teacher and Student Guide to Analyzing Advertisements document to guide your analysis of the media.
Additional Resources
- Autonomous Vehicles | Self-Driving Vehicles Enacted Legislation - National Conference of State Legislatures
- Regulating Autonomous Vehicles - National Conference of State Legislatures
- The state of self-driving car laws across the U.S.
- The Evolution of In-Car Voice Control
- English/Language Arts Common Core Standards