Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free ' just click TechCrunch Mobility! U.S. federal safety regulators continue to tackle the sticky problem of autonomous vehicles, this time with a proposal that could signal to the public, quite literally, when a vehicle is operating autonomously. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed new lighting requirements for autonomous vehicles that include an option (dare I say a strong suggestion') to use cyan-colored lights to signal when a vehicle is operating autonomously without a human occupant monitoring the road. The proposal establishes equipment specifications, including where the lights are mounted, the color they emit, and how they're activated. It would also remove requirements for manually operated controls for turn signals, high beams, and hazard lights. The agency is already...
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