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The first sentence of this article has an interesting reading:

"U.S. regulators on Thursday issued final rules eliminating the need for automated vehicle manufacturers to equip fully autonomous vehicles with manual driving controls to meet crash standards."

It does sound like "U.S. regulators are removing regulations.", which does look like they are acting against themselves..

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Regulators are responsible for maintaining sets of rules that are just as comprehensive as they need to be and no more. Part of the job description is updating or removing old rules, just like part of it is creating new ones.

Maybe you misread it, and/or maybe I miswrote it, and/or maybe both. But I meant about the phrasing and my understanding of it, not about the actual job of a regulator.

Are programmers removing code acting against themselves?

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