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News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

How are cities preparing for autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Infrastructure, Knowledge Center, Policy & Regulation, Reports

Should autonomous vehicles learn to function within the current urban infrastructure, or should special provisions be made to accommodate...

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Autonomous vehicles could improve policing, public safety, and much more

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

In a world of autonomous vehicles, much of the nation’s policing that is devoted to enforcing traffic safety laws, and the sometimes fatal...

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It’s not too early for cities to craft AV regulation

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The delivery of goods, public transit and taxis are all use cases for autonomous vehicles being batted around in transportation circles....

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Israel to permit autonomous driving without safety driver

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

JERUSALEM, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — Israel will allow autonomous vehicle driving without the presence of a human driver as required...

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Hainan issues regulations on autonomous vehicle road testing, demonstration

Posted on Aug 17, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Hainan’s authorities issued on August 14 the Administrative Rules on the Regulation of Road Testing and...

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UK: New BSI taxonomy to help fast-track safe automated driving

Posted on Aug 11, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

BSI, in its role as the UK’s National Standards Body, publishes the first taxonomy for specifying the Operational Design Domain (ODD) of...

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Expert: Policy for autonomous vehicle industry is “like the Wild West”

Posted on Aug 11, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

A lack of federal policy has hampered the autonomous car industry’s transparency with communities where the vehicles are tested,...

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Washington impedes progress on self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 4, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Imagine how different the discussion about returning to the office or school would be if we could deploy...

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Germany developing legislation to be first to commercialize Level 4 autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 20, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Despite coming down hard on Tesla’s self-driving tech last week, Germany is looking to lead Europe in self-driving cars and is reportedly...

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HORIBA MIRA presses industry to drive ahead on new automated lane keeping regulations

Posted on Jul 13, 2020 in News, Perspective, Policy & Regulation

With new UN regulations on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) coming into force next year, leading automotive engineering consultancy...

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BMW, Mercedes, Bosch welcome regulatory boost for ‘eyes-off’ self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 1, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are among automakers set to benefit from a regulatory change that paves the way for the introduction of “eyes-off”...

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Countries agree regulations for automated driving

Posted on Jun 26, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

GENEVA – More than 50 countries, including Japan, South Korea and the European Union member states, have agreed common regulations for...

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Democratic senators raise cybersecurity concerns about autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Two key senators are pushing to enhance cybersecurity protections for autonomous vehicles absent a comprehensive policy proposal about the...

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We’re never going to get meaningful data on self-driving car testing

Posted on Jun 15, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The US Department of Transportation launched a new voluntary program to collect and share data from autonomous vehicle operators....

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Feds push autonomous vehicle companies to report when things go wrong

Posted on Jun 15, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Federal safety regulators on Monday launched an effort to get companies working on autonomous vehicle technology to share more data about...

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Beep partners with USDOT, AV industry, and state transportation departments for AV TEST Initiative

Posted on Jun 15, 2020 in Buses, News, Policy & Regulation

ORLANDO, Fla., June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Beep, an Orlando-based autonomous shuttle service provider, is among 17 initial...

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Underwriters Laboratories and SAE International to collaborate on autonomous vehicle standards

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Underwriters Laboratories and SAE International have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formalize a cooperative relationship...

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Autonomous delivery companies stress need for clearer rules on deployment

Posted on May 25, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

During an online event this week hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), three panelists — Cruise’s Eric Danko, Wing’s Nick...

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UK Law Commissions publish results of automated vehicles consultation

Posted on May 20, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission (the Law Commissions) have published analysis of responses to...

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China Focus: New infrastructure steers driverless vehicles into fast lane

Posted on May 18, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Policy & Regulation

  BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — From self-driving delivery trucks to driverless vans disinfecting roads, the COVID-19 outbreak has put...

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