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kleinbl00 · 3407 days ago · link · · parent · post: Will your self-driving car be programmed to kill you if it means saving more strangers?
California Emissions lasted from '67 to 2000, actually. They weren't in any way safety equipment. Even now, some states require one plate, some require two.
They had a new regime, the Zero Emission Vehicle program, that took effect in 2003, and applied to all new cars starting in MY 05 that created a huge legal mess in which the EPA and the auto industry jointly sued the state of CA over their standards. In the end, CA prevailed, if I'm not mistaken. (I only know this because I interviewed for a job as an emissions engineer for DaimlerChrysler in late 2005--didn't get it, but still had to study up a bit.) But you're correct that it had nothing to do with safety of the car.