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Pony.ai permitted to operate unmanned Robotaxi service in Beijing

Posted on Mar 17, 2023 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On March 17, Pony.ai announced that it received the permission to conduct fully unmanned Robotaxi service in Beijing....

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GM CEO meets with senators on self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 16, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) CEO Mary Barra met with two key senators on Thursday as the Detroit automaker...

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XPeng chairman proposes speeding up lawmaking for autonomous driving

Posted on Mar 3, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation

The “Two Sessions”, an annual parliamentary meeting that gathers delegates from across China to discuss and approve national priorities,...

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration closes investigation into April 2022 TuSimple incident

Posted on Mar 2, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

SAN DIEGO, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — TuSimple (Nasdaq:TSP), a global autonomous driving technology company, announced today that...

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Tesla pauses rollout of Full Self-Driving beta software

Posted on Feb 27, 2023 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Tesla paused the rollout of its Full Self-Driving beta software in the United States and Canada following a recall of the system that...

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Ohio Rep. Bob Latta touts AV tech’s safety potential

Posted on Feb 22, 2023 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

A proponent of autonomous vehicles on Capitol Hill pointed to the potential for considering legislation about the technology during this...

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Tesla recall hits nearly 363,000 cars with “Full Self-Driving” software

Posted on Feb 20, 2023 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Last Wednesday, Tesla issued a safety recall for its nearly 363,000 vehicles using the carmaker’s controversial Full Self-Driving (FSD)...

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Remote driving from overseas faces ban in England and Wales

Posted on Feb 17, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation

The remote driving of vehicles from overseas, such as for the delivery of rental cars, could be banned following a government-commissioned...

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Republican policymakers spotlight autonomous vehicles’ benefits

Posted on Feb 9, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Approving a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles would facilitate the technology’s adoption throughout the national transportation...

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GM’s self-driving expansion faces challenges in San Francisco

Posted on Feb 3, 2023 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

In its push to get to $1 billion in robotaxi revenue by 2025 and as much as $50 billion by 2030, General Motors-owned Cruise is working to...

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FMCSA seeks input on regulating autonomous commercial vehicle safety

Posted on Feb 2, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

 The development of autonomous technology for commercial vehicles has advanced since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asked...

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San Francisco wants to slow robotaxi rollout over blocked traffic and false 911 calls

Posted on Jan 31, 2023 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

San Francisco transportation officials want Waymo and Cruise to slow the expansion of their robotaxi services in the city due to safety...

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California Gov. Newsom reconsiders self-driving semi prohibition

Posted on Jan 27, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

(TNS) — Following years of pleadings from the autonomous vehicle industry, California officials are revisiting a statewide policy that...

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Autonomous vehicles and the imminent death of Vision Zero

Posted on Jan 12, 2023 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

For years, the automotive industry has promised that autonomous vehicles will make our roads and commutes safer. Yet road congestion,...

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AV group’s top goal: Federal policy framework

Posted on Jan 6, 2023 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

WASHINGTON — Despite news last year of Cruise’s robotaxis being investigated by NHTSA and the shuttering of Argo AI, the AV tech...

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New California Law bans Tesla from advertising as fully self-driving

Posted on Dec 23, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

(TNS) — A Tesla with “Full Self-Driving” software was reportedly responsible for causing an eight-car crash on the Bay Bridge...

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Japan to allow limited Level-4 self-driving from 2023

Posted on Dec 21, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

The Japanese government has approved the use vehicles with highly-autonomous Level-4 self-driving technologies in the country from next...

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Tesla ordered to upgrade self-driving computer for free due to ‘false advertising’

Posted on Dec 12, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

A judge has ordered Tesla to upgrade a customer’s self-driving computer for free so that they can subscribe to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving...

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Autonomous vehicles join the list of US national security threats

Posted on Nov 21, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

AMID RISING CONCERNS about China’s growing international data collection apparatus, a newly divided US Congress is applying fresh scrutiny...

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Landmark trial involving Tesla autopilot weighs if ‘man or machine’ at fault

Posted on Nov 14, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Tesla will play a major role in a manslaughter trial this week over a fatal crash caused by a vehicle operating on autopilot, in what...

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