washington influential u.s. house committee thursday approve revise bipartisan bill 54-0 vote would speed deployment self-driving cars without human control bar state block autonomous vehicles bill would allow automakers obtain exemptions deploy 25,000 vehicles without meet exist auto safety standards first year cap would rise 100,000 vehicles annually three years automakers technology company believe chance good congress approve legislation year end push regulations make easy deploy self-driving technology consumer group seek safeguard current federal rule bar self-driving cars without human control u.s. roads automakers think propose state rule california restrictive measure first significant federal legislation aim speed self-driving cars market would require automakers submit safety assessment report regulators would require pre-market approval advance vehicle technologies house representatives take bill reconvene september senators plan introduce separate similar measure aim develop regulatory structure allow industry safely innovate significant government oversight say representative greg walden chair house energy commerce committee initially author propose allow automakers others sell 100,000 vehicles immediately representative frank pallone say phase-in period essential millions exempt cars hit roads once manufacturers must demonstrate self-driving cars win exemptions least safe exist vehicles house proposal state could still set rule registration license liability insurance safety inspections could set self-driving car performance standards automakers praise committee passage consumer watchdog privacy director john simpson say preempt state laws leave us mercy manufacturers use public highways private laboratories general motor co gm.n alphabet inc googl.o tesla inc tsla.o volkswagen ag vowg_p.de others lobby legislation speed deployment self-driving cars consumer advocate want change include give national highway traffic safety administration quick access crash data fund oversee self-driving cars issue take new urgency since u.s. road deaths rise 7.7 percent 2015 high annual jump since 1966. automakers say without change regulations u.s. self-driving car test could move europe elsewhere house panel approve legislation speed deployment self-driving cars