California Gov. Newsom reconsiders self-driving semi prohibition
(TNS) — Following years of pleadings from the autonomous vehicle industry, California officials are revisiting a statewide policy that...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles and the imminent death of Vision Zero
For years, the automotive industry has promised that autonomous vehicles will make our roads and commutes safer. Yet road congestion,...
Read MoreAV group’s top goal: Federal policy framework
WASHINGTON — Despite news last year of Cruise’s robotaxis being investigated by NHTSA and the shuttering of Argo AI, the AV tech...
Read MoreNew California Law bans Tesla from advertising as fully self-driving
(TNS) — A Tesla with “Full Self-Driving” software was reportedly responsible for causing an eight-car crash on the Bay Bridge...
Read MoreJapan to allow limited Level-4 self-driving from 2023
The Japanese government has approved the use vehicles with highly-autonomous Level-4 self-driving technologies in the country from next...
Read MoreTesla ordered to upgrade self-driving computer for free due to ‘false advertising’
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...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles join the list of US national security threats
AMID RISING CONCERNS about China’s growing international data collection apparatus, a newly divided US Congress is applying fresh scrutiny...
Read MoreLandmark trial involving Tesla autopilot weighs if ‘man or machine’ at fault
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...
Read MoreChinese regulators to allow broader road testing for intelligent connected cars
Chinese regulators on Wednesday issued a notice on the entry and road-testing of intelligent connected cars, aiming to promote the...
Read MoreTesla reluctantly gave Full Self-Driving Beta demo to DMV and critics
Tesla reluctantly gave a Full Self-Driving Beta demonstration to the California DMV and some FSD critics that the automaker didn’t want...
Read MoreTuSimple probed by FBI, SEC over ties to Chinese startup, the Wall Street Journal reports
Oct 30 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) is being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Securities and...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars face uncertain path to U.S. deployment
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Automakers and tech companies face a bumpy road to clearing regulatory roadblocks to deploying...
Read MoreU.S. autonomous vehicle group picks ex-Senate aide as director
Oct 25 (Reuters) – A group representing self-driving car companies is appointing a former U.S. Senate aide as its new head as the...
Read MoreChina sets the rules of the road
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...
Read MoreAVs need oversight to realize societal benefits, experts say
Autonomous vehicles (AV) have the potential to reduce crashes, improve transportation equity and grow transit ridership — if all levels of...
Read MoreChangan Automobile’s board passes motion to set up intelligent driving company
Beijing (Gasgoo)- On September 22, China’s major automaker, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Changan Automobile”),...
Read MoreState—not federal—policy guides US autonomous driving
In April, US federal legislation was introduced that would expand the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s regulatory...
Read MoreThere’s no driving test for self-driving cars in the US — But there should be
Tesla’s “Full-Self Driving” (FSD) driver-assist feature does not offer what its name promises. Although Tesla CEO Elon Musk portrays the...
Read MoreCalifornia passes bill targeting Tesla’s self-driving claims
(TNS) — Since 2016, Tesla has been marketing an expensive option called Full Self-Driving. A reasonable person might infer from the name...
Read MoreChina says automakers must have licences for mapping data in smart cars
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China has said that automakers must apply for licences to collect geographic data using sensors...
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