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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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Chinese regulators to allow broader road testing for intelligent connected cars

Posted on Nov 3, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Chinese regulators on Wednesday issued a notice on the entry and road-testing of intelligent connected cars, aiming to promote the...

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Tesla reluctantly gave Full Self-Driving Beta demo to DMV and critics

Posted on Nov 2, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Tesla reluctantly gave a Full Self-Driving Beta demonstration to the California DMV and some FSD critics that the automaker didn’t want...

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TuSimple probed by FBI, SEC over ties to Chinese startup, the Wall Street Journal reports

Posted on Oct 30, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Oct 30 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) is being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Securities and...

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Self-driving cars face uncertain path to U.S. deployment

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Automakers and tech companies face a bumpy road to clearing regulatory roadblocks to deploying...

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U.S. autonomous vehicle group picks ex-Senate aide as director

Posted on Oct 25, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

Oct 25 (Reuters) – A group representing self-driving car companies is appointing a former U.S. Senate aide as its new head as the...

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China sets the rules of the road

Posted on Oct 12, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Even as autonomous-vehicle technology gets better, the thought of being in a driverless car is as scary as a few years ago. The news...

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AVs need oversight to realize societal benefits, experts say

Posted on Sep 26, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Autonomous vehicles (AV) have the potential to reduce crashes, improve transportation equity and grow transit ridership — if all levels of...

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Changan Automobile’s board passes motion to set up intelligent driving company

Posted on Sep 25, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On September 22, China’s major automaker, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Changan Automobile”),...

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State—not federal—policy guides US autonomous driving

Posted on Sep 19, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

In April, US federal legislation was introduced that would expand the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s regulatory...

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There’s no driving test for self-driving cars in the US — But there should be

Posted on Sep 12, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Tesla’s “Full-Self Driving” (FSD) driver-assist feature does not offer what its name promises. Although Tesla CEO Elon Musk portrays the...

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California passes bill targeting Tesla’s self-driving claims

Posted on Sep 7, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

(TNS) — Since 2016, Tesla has been marketing an expensive option called Full Self-Driving. A reasonable person might infer from the name...

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China says automakers must have licences for mapping data in smart cars

Posted on Sep 7, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China has said that automakers must apply for licences to collect geographic data using sensors...

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Shanghai sees intelligent cars as a US$72 billion industry by 2025, unveils plan to spur autonomous driving tech

Posted on Sep 6, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Shanghai is doubling down on intelligent cars, and specifically autonomous driving technology, as the engine of a high-potential growth...

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Coming soon to a road near you: Brighter lane markings

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in Infrastructure, News, Policy & Regulation

US motorists do only a quarter of their driving at night, but roughly half of all deaths on the road take place after dark. The traffic...

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Over 10 Chinese cities have allowed commercial trials of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 25, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

At a press conference held by China’s Ministry of Transport on August 25, Han Jinghua, deputy director of the ministry’s Transportation...

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Who is to blame if a self-driving car crashes?

Posted on Aug 25, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Most drivers are well aware of the unpleasant experience of assessing blame and navigating insurance claims after a car accident. But what...

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Driverless cars: Experts warn no easy answer to how safe they should be

Posted on Aug 19, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

There is no easy answer as to how safe self-driving cars should be, an adviser to a new government-backed report has told the BBC....

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Intelligent cars need intelligent regulation

Posted on Aug 11, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

A few years ago, we were told that self-driving cars were just around the corner and would soon be pulling up at the kerbside. Then, when...

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