House approves bill to exempt self-driving cars from safety standards, overrule state laws

Waymo trains self-driving cars to identify emergency vehiclesThe United States House of Representatives has taken the first step towards allowing automakers and technology companies to deploy self-driving cars on public roads. A House panel passed a proposal that would allow automakers and other companies to deploy up to 100,000 self-driving vehicles. Significantly, the bill does not require the...