Mark Rosekind

US President Barack Obama will talk about the prospects for self-driving cars in his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, according to government officials, the first time the president has used the annual speech to tackle an important issue facing the auto and technology industries.

A top safety regulator says automakers have agreed to fundamental changes in their relationship with the US government to promote greater safety using the aviation industry as a model.

US President Barack Obama will talk about the prospects for self-driving cars in his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, according to government officials, the first time the president has used the annual speech to tackle an important issue facing the auto and technology industries.

A top safety regulator says automakers have agreed to fundamental changes in their relationship with the US government to promote greater safety using the aviation industry as a model.