In 2016, the Obama administration's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, released guidance "strongly encourag[ing] states to allow [the U.S. Department of Transportation] alone to regulate the performance of [highly automated vehicle] technology and vehicles." If the United States wants to stay a leader in autonomous vehicle development, we need to get our regulatory house in order write a Products Litigation and Counseling partner and summer associate Collin Grier. Read the Law360 byline here.