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News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

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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Officials eye safety as self-driving tests progress in Penn.

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

(TNS) — When it comes to autonomous vehicles, there isn’t just one way to go about safety. State regulators draft legislation....

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China’s transport ministry issues draft guidelines to encourage use of autonomous cars in taxi sector

Posted on Aug 8, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

The Ministry of Transport on Monday issued draft guidelines that encourage the use of autonomous cars in taxi services under certain...

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U.S. House lawmakers look to jump-start self-driving legislative push

Posted on Aug 8, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives are launching a bipartisan effort to help revive...

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California DMV accuses Tesla of making false claims about Autopilot and Full-Self Driving

Posted on Aug 6, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has accused Tesla of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD)...

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Self-driving car bill sponsor sees path to enactment next year

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

The lead House lawmaker on legislation to regulate automated vehicles sees his bill as one of the first his chamber can tackle in 2023,...

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An inside look at liability in the era of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 13, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

As automated driving systems become increasingly standard across the automotive industry, they continue to grow in sophistication,...

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Shenzhen sets official regulation for autonomous driving vehicles

Posted on Jul 7, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Shenzhen has passed an administration regulation for intelligent connected vehicles in the city, marking the first of...

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Autonomous vehicles are a dream for drug smugglers — and the law must prepare

Posted on Jul 7, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Level 5 autonomous vehicles (AVs) will allow shipping companies to significantly decrease their costs and their liability as they will no...

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Guangzhou greenlights autonomous vehicles for pilot operation

Posted on Jul 5, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Guangzhou issued two policy papers to build a pilot system for autonomous driving mixed operations in the city....

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EU plans to approve sales of fully self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 5, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

The European Commission is ready to let robots take the wheel. The EU’s executive plans to propose by the end of September what it...

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The role of government in autonomous vehicles and the behavioral changes we might expect

Posted on Jul 1, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

This article is Part 3 of a three-part series from an interview on the Forbes Futures in Focus podcast featuring Jesse Levinson, CTO and...

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Waymo, UPS, others pressure Gov. Newsom to allow autonomous trucking in California

Posted on Jun 27, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Waymo, Aurora, UPS and Luminar are among a group of 34 autonomous vehicle developers, California business organizations, and automotive...

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Delivery robots are bridging the gap arising from the labor shortage

Posted on Jun 23, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Food delivery has come a long way. Consumer food delivery dates back to the late 19th century when King Umberto and Queen Margherita had a...

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Safety expert: Pennsylvania AV bill improved, not perfect

Posted on Jun 23, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

(TNS) — A Pennsylvania House bill to expand the testing of self-driving vehicles without emergency drivers is better than an earlier...

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Embark and Texas DPS partner to develop best practices for officers to pull over automated trucks

Posted on Jun 18, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Truck automation developer Embark has taken a strong step into a space that every truck ADS developer must navigate: how to detect,...

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How free-wheeling Texas became the self-driving trucking industry’s promised land

Posted on Jun 18, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 17 (Reuters) – For companies working to make self-driving trucks a near-term reality, all roads lead to...

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FMCSA Technology chief says automated truck proposal targeted for late 2022

Posted on Jun 6, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

A top Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official told safety executives attending a commercial vehicle safety conference that a...

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When self-driving cars crash, who’s responsible? Courts need to know what’s inside the ‘black box’

Posted on May 29, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening...

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