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Mark
Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, told reporters that Transportation Secretary
Anthony Foxx will be in Detroit to talk about administration
efforts to speed the introduction of self-driving vehicles.
There is not yet a clear legal framework governing the presence
of driverless cars on U.S. roads.
Automakers and technology companies such as Alphabet Inc's
Google have called on regulators to clarify guidelines for
introduction of autonomous driving technology, in part out of
concern that a mishap involving a self-driving car could result
in costly litigation.
A Google spokesman said the company will take part in Thursday's
announcement by Foxx. Detroit automakers are also likely to
participate.
In December, Rosekind said he opposed a "patchwork" of state
regulations on driverless cars and promised a "nimble, flexible"
approach to writing new rules for self-driving vehicles.
Officials had said President Barack Obama might discuss advanced
transportation efforts in his final State of the Union Address
on Tuesday, but he did not.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Bill Rigby and
Clarence Fernandez)
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