I can understand that a new technology doesn't have established standards, but it still has to meet existing performance standards. If a new car is equipped with a new braking system, the standards governing braking distance in relation to vehicle speed remain the same. The new vehicle will be expected to stop within or under the prescribed distance, but not above it. That's the purpose of the amendment.
I realize that all new technologies can't come with established standards, as we would like, but they, at least, have to satisfy the existing standards.