UN adopts global rules for driverless vehicles

GENEVA — The world's first regulation for fully driverless vehicles, recently adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, or UNECE, marks "a decisive breakthrough" after a decade-long effort, said a senior UN official, while praising China's "significant and constructive" role in shaping the landmark rules. The UNECE adopted the new UN Global Technical Regulation on Automated Driving Systems, or ADS, in late June. The regulation...