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Ras Al Khaimah issues law regulating autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 20, 2026 in Policy & Regulation

The law aims to enhance road safety and reduce human error through a set of public safety requirements, including the automatic transition...

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Regulatory Scrutiny Intensifies for Tesla’s Autonomous Driving Ambitions

Posted on Jan 19, 2026 in Policy & Regulation

Tesla finds itself under heightened regulatory examination in the United States, with its pivotal “Full Self-Driving” (FSD)...

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Building Trust Through Transparency: A New Federal Framework for Autonomous Vehicle Safety

Posted on Jan 14, 2026 in Policy & Regulation

In October, Waymo, a self-driving car company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, released its latest safety report from its...

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Members of Congress Propose a New Bill to Regulate Autonomous Vehicles

Posted on Jan 13, 2026 in Policy & Regulation

This week, U.S. Representatives Bob Latta and Debbie Dingell released the discussion draft of a new bill: the Safely Ensuring Lives Future...

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E-bikes to self-driving cars: California’s new traffic laws in 2026

Posted on Dec 29, 2025 in Cars, Policy & Regulation

California is introducing several new traffic laws in 2026, including stricter rules for autonomous vehicles and criminalizing the...

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South Korean Lawmaker Champions Tesla FSD: AI-Powered Autonomous Driving Innovation Gains Policy Support

Posted on Dec 19, 2025 in News, Policy & Regulation

According to Sawyer Merritt, South Korean lawmaker Soyoung Lee expressed strong support for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD)...

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NHTSA Releases Multi-Year Research Project on Modernizing Safety Standards for Automated Vehicles

Posted on Dec 16, 2025 in News, Policy & Regulation

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released the fourth and final volume of its research effort “FMVSS...

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California Advances New Autonomous Vehicle Regulations

Posted on Dec 9, 2025 in News, Policy & Regulation

California regulators opened a 15-day public comment period Dec. 3 as they advanced revised rules that would broaden how autonomous...

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Elon Musk Claims Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Will Allow ‘Text And Drive’: What Do US Laws Say?

Posted on Nov 13, 2025 in News, Policy & Regulation

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the company’s electric vehicles equipped with (Supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) could soon allow...

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Australia to set national rules for self-driving cars by 2027

Posted on Oct 28, 2025 in Policy & Regulation

Australia’s federal government plans to finalize national rules and standards for self-driving cars by 2027, as autonomous vehicles are...

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Shenzhen unveils new regulations to support fully driverless vehicle testing, lower road test barriers

Posted on Oct 13, 2025 in Policy & Regulation

Shenzhen Municipal Transportation Bureau recently released a revised draft of the “Implementation Guidelines for Road Testing and...

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DOT Advances Autonomous Vehicle Framework

Posted on Sep 9, 2025 in News, Policy & Regulation

The Department of Transportation and NHTSA are modernizing safety standards for autonomous vehicles. The changes aim to enhance safety,...

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Texas to enforce new autonomous vehicle rules amid safety concerns

Posted on Aug 27, 2025 in News, Policy & Regulation

New laws and restrictions for autonomous vehicles will take effect Sept. 1 to address safety concerns as the vehicles become more common....

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R Street promotes ‘AMERICA DRIVES Act’ to accelerate autonomous vehicle deployment

Posted on Aug 25, 2025 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The free-market R Street Institute says a House bill on autonomous commercial vehicles would overcome a patchwork of state regulation...

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The network behind the wheels: Communications laws and the future of connected and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 11, 2025 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

As connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies continue to advance, governments across Australia are beginning to reshape...

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Transportation Department grants first exemption for U.S.-made autonomous vehicle

Posted on Aug 6, 2025 in News, Policy & Regulation

WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday issued its first exemption for a driverless vehicle made in...

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Fully autonomous cars not yet suitable for Vietnam’s road conditions: Ministry

Posted on Aug 5, 2025 in Policy & Regulation

Under the current Vietnamese law, fully autonomous motor vehicles are classified as smart vehicles and must be licensed for operation,...

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New legislation would create national AV trucking framework

Posted on Jul 30, 2025 in Policy & Regulation

The AMERICA DRIVES Act, which stands for the “Autonomous Mobility Ensuring Regulation, Innovation, Commerce, and Advancement Driving...

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Federal autonomous vehicle legislation introduced

Posted on Jul 28, 2025 in Policy & Regulation

Establishing a national framework for autonomous vehicle trucking is the focus of proposed legislation recently introduced by Rep. Vince...

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New D.C. Council bill would allow Waymo to begin robotaxi service

Posted on Jul 17, 2025 in Policy & Regulation

Waymo says it’ll begin offering robotaxis in the District next year if the D.C. Council passes a new bill allowing driverless cars....

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