The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has initiated a review of federal motor vehicle safety standards that underpin how vehicles are designed and evaluated, according to the Automotive Service Association....
Read MoreThe South Korean government has sent an inter-agency research delegation to China to study autonomous-driving policies, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday. The visit will run from Wednesday to Friday....
Read MoreThe Missouri House debated legislation this week establishing a statewide framework for autonomous vehicles, a proposal supporters say would help Missouri compete with neighboring states and prepare for the future of technology....
Read MoreThe Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is urging Congress to reject new federal legislation intended to establish a national regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles, warning that the bill would allow...
Read MoreThe EU already has a comprehensive legal framework for type approval and safety of vehicles with automated or autonomous driving....
Read MoreIn Virginia, the journey toward legalizing self-driving vehicles is just beginning, with substantial discussions and regulatory frameworks still needed before they can be seen on local roads. Senator Saddam Salim (D-37) is at...
Read MoreIn late January, a United Nations regulatory body, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA), approved a Global Technical Regulation on Automated Driving...
Read MoreChina’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has completed drafting the country’s first mandatory safety standards for higher-level autonomous driving systems, with implementation proposed for July 1, 2027. New...
Read MoreUnder the proposals being debated, AV companies would be required to submit detailed documentation showing how their systems are designed, tested, and validated....
Read MoreIowa lawmakers advanced two bills from House subcommittees Monday that would restrict the commercial operation of self-driving vehicles and assign liability to the owners of autonomous vehicles....
Read MoreLegislation that would clear the way for more autonomous vehicles on American roads advanced in the House on Tuesday, as lawmakers seek to establish a federal framework for the technology. The House Energy and Commerce Committee...
Read MoreThe EU already has a comprehensive legal framework for type approval and safety of vehicles with automated or autonomous driving....
Read MoreA decade ago, automated driving was widely forecast to be on public roads by 2020. However, while technology progressed, the task proved more complex than anticipated, requiring sustained research and development, as well as a...
Read MoreTesla will tell the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday that Congress needs to modernize regulations for self-driving cars, according to written testimony....
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles operate in shared public space. They interact with people who did not opt in, under legal systems built around human responsibility and social norms developed over more than a century of driving. Autonomous...
Read MoreThe law aims to enhance road safety and reduce human error through a set of public safety requirements, including the automatic transition of vehicles to a safe mode when autonomous operation cannot continue, connectivity with...
Read MoreTesla finds itself under heightened regulatory examination in the United States, with its pivotal “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) technology at the core of the probe....
Read MoreIn October, Waymo, a self-driving car company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, released its latest safety report from its autonomous ride-hailing service. The data is one of the most extensive public views into...
Read MoreThis week, U.S. Representatives Bob Latta and Debbie Dingell released the discussion draft of a new bill: the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act of 2026....
Read MoreCalifornia is introducing several new traffic laws in 2026, including stricter rules for autonomous vehicles and criminalizing the possession of car-key cloning devices. E-bike riders must now use rear red lights or reflectors...
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