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La Sécurité Routière calls for self-driving cars to pass driving test

French safety agency La Sécurité Routière has proposed that autonomous vehicles (AVs) should be made to pass a standard driving test before deployment on roads – according to a report by The European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL). Through the proposed test, AVs would be set to autopilot mode and be required to participate in a driving examination. Manoeuvres, different driving speeds, parking and navigation would all be under scrutiny.
April 11, 2018 Read time: 1 min
French safety agency La Sécurité Routière has proposed that autonomous vehicles (AVs) should be made to pass a standard driving test before deployment on roads – according to a %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external report false https://www.tispol.org/content/2018/04/07/12/26/france-make-self-driving-cars-pass-test-says-agency false false%>by The European Traffic Police Network (650 TISPOL).
 
Through the proposed test, AVs would be set to autopilot mode and be required to participate in a driving examination. Manoeuvres, different driving speeds, parking and navigation would all be under scrutiny.

An agency spokesperson said: “We expect human drivers to learn and submit to the rules of the road. Why not require the same of cars?”

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