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In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving

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US Department of Transportation releases framework for self-driving and advanced driver assistance features.

Companies will no longer have to report detailed, public crash information to the federal government.

The new rules will limit the information available to those who watchdog and study autonomous vehicles.

Tesla, Tesla , GM , GM and others may benefit from the changes, an analyst says.

The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association called the DOT ’s announcement a “bold and necessary step in developing a federal policy framework for autonomous vehicles.

The changes to the program are not as drastic as some safety advocates had feared.

The announcement is “a signal that AV policy in America is n’t an afterthought anymore ”.

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