AV: Bringing standards together for safety
How many safety standards does it take to screw in the lightbulb in a highly automated vehicle? A few years ago, automotive market novices...
Read MoreChina pushes forward with autonomous driving standards
Framework for low-level driverless vehicles a major task this year, says MIIT China is expected to complete the formulation of a framework...
Read MoreDriver focus: New safeguards recommended for partially automated vehicles
Cars may be getting smarter, but what effect are they having on the people driving them? Recent research indicates that more advanced...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles: Driving regulatory and liability challenges
The development of autonomous vehicle (“AV”) technologies has been a recent focus of automotive and tech companies alike. One of the main...
Read MoreFederal regulators move to make room in safety standards for driver-less cars
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Tuesday moved to make changes in some safety standards to help pave the way for driver-less vehicles....
Read MoreStakeholders’ input key to shaping AV 4.0, says USDOT nominee Finch Fulton
WASHINGTON — Industry stakeholders will assist U.S. Department of Transportation officials in shaping their latest version of guidelines...
Read MoreBSI releases automated vehicles safety specifications
The specification is said to be the first government and industry-backed standardisation programme that aims to help promote safe public...
Read MoreMichigan Governor signs orders to advance mobility
DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed executive orders Feb. 25 to create a council on future mobility and electrification,...
Read MoreThe new bipartisan AV bill is a good start, but it’s missing ADAS urgency
In “Draft of bipartisan driverless car bill offered by House panel,” Jessica Wehrman from Roll Call reports on a new draft of an AV Bill...
Read MoreSelf-driving car rules lag for years as technology speeds ahead
Lawmakers in Washington, as dozens of companies test self-driving cars, worry about a decades-old question: whether the nation’s auto...
Read MoreTragedy evolves into advocacy for AV group founder
Kevin Schlosser has made it his mission to make driving safer by advocating for autonomous vehicles. Schlosser’s first experience...
Read MoreProposal would allow for full AVs with boosted cyberprotections
(TNS) — A draft of bipartisan legislation that would allow automakers to sell self-driving vehicles without steering wheels or brake...
Read MoreSelf-driving car bill drafts silent on maker accountability (1)
(Updates throughout with controversy over lawsuits.) House and Senate lawmakers moved a step closer to drawing up driverless car...
Read MoreThe self driving and sharing economy: How regulation may drive the transportation revolution in 2020 and beyond
The year 2020 may be the one that redefines your ride. Less than a decade ago, typing the words Uber or Lyft into an internet search or...
Read MoreGroups call on U.S. lawmakers to develop ‘meaningful legislation’ for AVs
Officials from trade groups representing automakers and tech companies, as well as consumer and vehicle safety, called on Congress to...
Read MoreWe still can’t agree how to regulate self-driving cars
There was a sense of déjà vu on Capitol Hill today as a House panel convened yet another hearing on how to best regulate autonomous...
Read MoreUS House panel will discuss self-driving cars next week
On February 11th, a House panel will hold a hearing that could help shape the future of self-driving vehicles in the US. The Consumer...
Read MoreThe federal government just granted its first driverless car exemption
Nuro, the self-driving startup founded by two ex-Google engineers, has a new delivery robot. The R2 is the company’s second-generation...
Read MoreWaymo workers complain about cuts to benefits and needles in self-driving cars
At first, when Waymo told the workers at its Chandler, Arizona facility last year that they would be vendors instead of contractors, the...
Read MoreDubai’s RTA unveils legislation governing autonomous vehicle trials
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced legislation enacted to streamline the trial runs of autonomous vehicles in...
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