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Cities urge local control, real‑time data and first‑responder tools as autonomous vehicles scale
Summary
City officials from Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin and Redmond told the commission that autonomous vehicles are arriving in U.S. cities and stressed the need for local oversight, data sharing (MDS), first‑responder protocols, higher insurance and incident auditability to manage safety, equity and congestion risks.
City transportation officials from Seattle, Redmond, Los Angeles and Austin presented a shared set of priorities and concerns about autonomous vehicles (AVs) operating on public streets.
Armand Shevazian (Seattle Department of Transportation) described Seattle’s AV testing permit, which supplements state self‑certification with higher insurance, test‑driver requirements, first‑responder training and indemnity provisions, and a test of a Mobility Data…
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