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Answer due ‘soon’ on GM’s driverless request

GM is seeking an exemption to deploy automated vehicles without steering wheels or brake pedals.
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By:
Pete Bigelow
July 27, 2019 04:00 AM

ORLANDO — Eighteen months after General Motors requested an exemption from safety standards that may pave the way for deployments of self-driving vehicles without brake pedals and steering wheels, the company has yet to get an answer from federal regulators.

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