Google, Uber Form Group to Advocate for Self-Driving Cars
- Lyft, Ford, Volvo included in coalition to work with lawmakers
- National Highway Traffic Safety ex-official to work with group
The two-seater prototype of Google's self-driving car is ready for demonstration at Google on May 13, 2015 in Mountain View, Calif.
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A group of companies including Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Ford Motor Co. and Uber Technologies Inc., are forming a coalition to advocate for safety regulations for self-driving cars and help bring them to American roads.
The group, which also includes Volvo Cars and Lyft Inc., aims to work with lawmakers, regulators and the public to “realize the safety and societal benefits of self-driving vehicles,” according to a statement Tuesday.