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U.S. will see ‘meaningful’ autonomous vehicle policy in 2020s -U.S. Transportation Secretary

Posted on Mar 16, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

AUSTIN, Texas, March 16 (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday said federal policy on autonomous...

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California issues permits to Cruise, Waymo for autonomous vehicle service

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday issued permits to self-driving units of...

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Trucking startup TuSimple agrees to U.S. oversight, concluding probe

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Trucking startup TuSimple Holdings Inc. reached an agreement with U.S. authorities to resolve security concerns around its self-driving...

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Waymo to keep robotaxi safety details secret, court rules

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Waymo, the autonomous driving arm of Alphabet, was granted a win on Tuesday when a California court ruled it could keep certain details...

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Automation won’t eliminate truckers

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Even though U.S. job openings are close to 11 million— including 580,000 openings in transportation, warehousing, and utilities—truckers...

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Automated vehicle legislation sought to make U.S. roads safer

Posted on Feb 2, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

Lawmakers are showing renewed interest in regulating automated vehicles as traffic deaths spike and self-driving technology continues to...

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Humans should drive our transit future, not autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 2, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Just like the pilots in command of a highly automated aircraft, human operators must be onboard all passenger transport vehicles no matter...

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Self-driving car companies zoom ahead, leaving U.S. regulators behind

Posted on Feb 2, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to General Motors Co’s...

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Waymo can keep some driverless data secret for another 22 days

Posted on Feb 1, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Waymo had small win Monday in its fight to keep certain details about its autonomous vehicle operations from public view. The...

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Del. judge says Amazon self-driving vehicle unit must provide some merger records

Posted on Feb 1, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

(Reuters) – Self-driving vehicle developer Zoox shareholders can see limited records on Amazon’s $1.3 billion acquisition of the...

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U.S. House panel to hold hearing on autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 28, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing next week on self-driving vehicles, even as a push in Congress...

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Major legal changes needed for driverless car era

Posted on Jan 26, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Human drivers should not be legally accountable for road safety in the era of autonomous cars, a report says. In these cars, the driver...

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Pittsburgh raises concern over self-driving vehicle bill

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

(TNS) — A bill touted to help companies developing self-driving cars test the vehicles in Pennsylvania without an emergency driver...

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How can autonomous vehicles contribute to sustainable mobility planning?

Posted on Jan 17, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Cities are focusing on developing a more liveable environment, implementing the visions and goals stated in their Sustainable Urban...

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California reviews whether Tesla’s self-driving tests require regulatory oversight

Posted on Jan 13, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Jan 12 (Reuters) – California is evaluating whether Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) self-driving tests require regulatory oversight,...

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How will autonomous driving disrupt workers?

Posted on Jan 10, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Driverless vehicles are the automotive industry’s response to autonomous technology innovation. Autonomous driving has emerged as a...

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Pony.ai, Guangzhou PSB to build research center for ICV regulations

Posted on Dec 30, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

Beijing (Gasgoo)- China’s autonomous driving company, Pony.ai, has reached strategic cooperation with Nansha District branch of the Public...

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How to scale up autonomous deliveries

Posted on Dec 27, 2021 in Markets, Perspective, Policy & Regulation

In the mid 2010’s, many were predicting that mass market fully autonomous vehicles were just around the corner. With rollouts of...

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California halts Pony.ai’s driverless testing permit after accident

Posted on Dec 14, 2021 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – A California regulator on Monday said it has suspended a driverless testing permit for startup...

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Tesla’s driverless car tests raise questions in California

Posted on Dec 13, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

(TNS) — Tesla is developing driverless cars on California’s public roadways using its own customers as test drivers and shrugging off...

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