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Senators urge NHTSA to regulate autonomous vehicles  

Posted on Apr 22, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

Six senators are urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to get busy regulating autonomous vehicles, citing numerous...

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State senator from San Jose pushes new driverless vehicle bill

Posted on Apr 17, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

A state senator from the Bay Area is continuing a drive to get communities more control over driverless cars on their own streets. As it...

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Kentucky Lawmakers Override Veto, OK Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Posted on Apr 16, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

Kentucky has legally paved the way for autonomous vehicles on its roadways with the legislators gathering enough support April 12 to...

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Kentucky Lawmakers Override Veto, OK Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Posted on Apr 16, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

Kentucky has legally paved the way for autonomous vehicles on its roadways with the legislators gathering enough support April 12 to...

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Kentucky to allow phased-in addition of AVs to its roads

Posted on Apr 2, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

Kentucky has passed legislation to allow autonomous vehicles (AVs) on state roads on a phased-in basis with a “driver” behind the wheel...

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Professor says autonomous vehicles may lead to fewer crashes

Posted on Mar 31, 2024 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Fully autonomous vehicles could soon be permitted in the Commonwealth. House Bill 7, which creates regulations for vehicles that do not...

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Self-driving cars clear another hurdle on way to approval in Israel

Posted on Mar 17, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

Cross-ministerial team reviews legality of autonomous vehicle use in Israel, advising to keep current law as is, also proposing...

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Ky. bill for self-driving vehicles passes in Senate committee

Posted on Mar 7, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

House Bill 7 would establish rules and regulations to allow autonomous vehicles, also known as self-driving vehicles, to operate on...

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Hong Kong Launches Autonomous Vehicle Code: Safety and Innovation Drive Forward

Posted on Feb 29, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

Hong Kong marks a new era in transportation with the introduction of AV-specific legislation and a detailed Code of Practice, leading the...

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German industry proposes new development standard for safe automated driving

Posted on Feb 13, 2024 in News, Policy & Regulation

Four years ago, the German automotive industry joined forces with 21 partners in a project to develop the world’s first structures for the...

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California lawmakers call for stricter regulation of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 13, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

California lawmakers and labor unions rallied on Monday to call for laws to not allow autonomous trucks without human drivers, amid rising...

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Could driverless trucks come to Kentucky? Measure to allow autonomous vehicles advances.

Posted on Feb 8, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

Should Kentucky allow driverless vehicles on the road? Rep. Josh Bray, R-Mount Vernon, thinks so. His House Bill 7 aimed at allowing...

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New Bill Wants To Protect People With Disabilities In Driverless Cars

Posted on Feb 5, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

The bill’s text is surprisingly brief, but it intends to legally protect passengers who do not hold a driver’s license due to their...

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Unions plan pushback on proposed driverless taxi expansion in L.A.

Posted on Feb 2, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

The Teamsters and other unions are planning a rally Friday in Los Angeles in favor of a bill that would give cities and counties control...

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How China is regulating robotaxis

Posted on Jan 24, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

Robotaxis are only accessible in a few Chinese cities so far, but national regulations have started to rein them in....

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Apple shifts gears on its autonomous car ambitions, delays launch

Posted on Jan 23, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

Apple’s decade-long quest for the ultimate self-driving car has hit a major roadblock, forcing the tech giant to scale back its...

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BILL SEEKS TO EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO STEER DRIVERLESS CAR SAFETY

Posted on Jan 18, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

SB 915 arrives amid growing concerns about autonomous vehicles and public safety, as hundreds of driverless cars navigate the busy streets...

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BILL SEEKS TO EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO STEER DRIVERLESS CAR SAFETY

Posted on Jan 10, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

SB 915 arrives amid growing concerns about autonomous vehicles and public safety, as hundreds of driverless cars navigate the busy streets...

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Local Robotaxi Regulation Bill Introduced In The Senate

Posted on Jan 10, 2024 in Policy & Regulation

A new bill that would allow city and county governments to impose limits and greater regulations on robotaxi services over state...

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Driverless car problems are outpacing liability laws

Posted on Dec 12, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation

For years, lawyers and scholars have been speculating about what would happen when a fully self-driving car – one tooling around with no...

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