• kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    2 months ago

    Sounds like NHTSA recommended the veto so we don’t end up with competing standards.

    Good move, IMO. For a system as large as this, with severe safety implications, you really don’t want to start on the wrong foot.

    • Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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      2 months ago

      The article doesn’t say that the NHTSA asked Newsom to veto, just that they were working on a similar regulation.

      It sounded like the car companies just wanted him to veto it so they could keep reckless drivers as a customer base.

      The proposed regulation only kicks in at 10 mph over the speed limit (ie reckless driving and deadly to pedestrians)