Driverless cars running on empty Oregon regulations – for now
State Rep. Susan McLain, D-Forest Grove, says work on regulating driverless cars will take years. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau)
SALEM — As development of driverless cars accelerates, Oregon is trying to catch up.
The state has no regulation for what are termed autonomous cars. The law assumes there’s a person behind the wheel.
“It felt like ‘The Jetsons’ to them,” said Sarah Kelber, a spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Transportation. “That wasn’t even in…
