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Autonomous vehicle makers should be held responsible for accidents, says Law Commission

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

What do you call the person behind the wheel of a self-driving car? Are they a passenger or owner or are they still the driver? Whatever...

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Regulating autonomous vehicles and ridesharing: Lessons from California

Posted on Dec 17, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Sanjay Patnaik, director of the Center on Regulation and Markets and Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development in Economic...

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Safety as the #1 priority for semi-autonomous vehicles requires a reform of European regulations

Posted on Dec 5, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Safety is rightfully defined as the number one priority for all regulators who make decisions about vehicle systems like driving assist or...

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Wyoming lawmakers advance autonomous vehicle legislation

Posted on Dec 2, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – Lawmakers in Wyoming have advanced a bill that would establish a regulatory framework for producers of...

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Automakers propose policy changes to speed self-driving vehicle roll-out

Posted on Dec 2, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Major automakers unveiled more than a dozen policy proposals Wednesday they say would make it easier to roll out autonomous vehicles on a...

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RTA’s forum discusses legal structure of transport on autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has held a forum to discuss “The Legal Structure of Transport on Autonomous Vehicles. Scores of...

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US safety agency seeks input on autonomous vehicle rules

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

DETROIT – The U.S. government’s road safety agency is asking for public comment on how it should regulate safe deployment of...

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Autonomous vehicle policy framework: Selected national and jurisdictional policy efforts to guide safe AV development

Posted on Nov 10, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Policy & Regulation, Reports

This report provides decision-makers with a detailed guide for developing a regulatory framework to govern the testing and commercial...

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Safe Drive Initiative: Creating safe autonomous vehicle policy

Posted on Nov 9, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Policy & Regulation, Reports

Autonomous vehicles (AV) have revealed a governance gap, as policy-makers struggle to understand and keep pace with the emerging...

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Self-driving car legislation will try again next year

Posted on Nov 9, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Engineers, generally speaking, don’t like surprises, unexplained phenomenon, or any changes after design details have been nailed down....

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Will AEB systems testing scenarios evolve?

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Auto makers have had the opportunity to establish realistic, minimum safety goals for assisted driving and autonomous driving. They have...

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Self-driving truck startupLocomation demonstrates its truck platooning technology for state regulators

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Although self-driving cars and long-haul trucks are being developed by automakers and new tech companies, regulations are still not in...

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Electric vehicles creating a roadmap to autonomous vehicles

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

With one stroke of the pen Governor Newsom of California has insured a robust outlook for the future of electric vehicles in California....

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Driverless cars come with legal risks as ‘it remains to be seen’ who to blame in crashes

Posted on Sep 27, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

DRIVERLESS car technology could raise a series of legal issues in the event of car crashes with road users themselves possibly found at...

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Wyoming Legislature weighs a future for self-driving vehicles

Posted on Sep 26, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Once the fantasy of science fiction writers, it now looks as if self-driving, autonomous vehicles will soon be an integral part of...

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Self-driving car bill reintroduced in House minus biggest backer

Posted on Sep 22, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Legislation that would allow carmakers to sell as many as 100,000 self-driving vehicles per year in the U.S. is being reintroduced in the...

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Hawaii OKs autonomous vehicles for public roads

Posted on Sep 22, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Just weeks after committing to a four-year long pilot project to turn Hawaii’s highways into data-collecting laboratories, Hawaii Gov....

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If you regulate them they will come: “Israel can be a leader in setting the stage for autonomous vehicles”

Posted on Sep 18, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

For many in Israel’s tech sector ‘regulation’ is a four-letter word. The prevailing attitude by the gung ho entrepreneurs towards...

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Germany wants to permit driverless cars across the country by 2022

Posted on Sep 10, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Despite coming down hard on Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, Germany isn’t totally against the concept of self-driving cars. Sure,...

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Connected and autonomous vehicle projects in the UK

Posted on Sep 8, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, Policy & Regulation, Technology

The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Innovate UK have published a series of case studies of connected and autonomous...

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