Who’s regulating self-driving cars? Often, no one
A few hundred self-driving cars are undergoing testing on American roads today, using advanced technology to journey down highways, stop...
Read MoreCongressional policymakers drafting autonomous vehicles bill
WASHINGTON — Long-awaited legislation that would set a federal regulatory framework for automated vehicles is being drafted by...
Read MoreU.S. Senate to hold November 20 hearing on testing, deployment of self-driving cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Nov. 20 hearing on the testing and deployment of self-driving...
Read MoreDoes every car need a steering wheel and seat belts? A tech lawyer says no
When I first met Silicon Valley lawyer David Estrada in 2014, he was an executive at Lyft Inc. who was tussling with New York City...
Read MoreToronto City Council approves comprehensive automated vehicles plan
Toronto City Council has approved the Automated Vehicles (AV) Tactical Plan and Readiness 2022 report. The plan aims to make Toronto “AV...
Read MoreCongress drafts first sections of new, bipartisan autonomous vehicle bill
In the nation’s capital, it is a rare sight for all the players in an industry, large and small, to come together and ask for new...
Read MoreUber announces independent self-driving safety and responsibility board
In the aftermath of a March 2018 accident involving an autonomous Uber vehicle that killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, Uber retained...
Read MoreLaw Commissions looks to future with self-driving vehicles
Law Commissions publish proposals on the regulation of highly automated vehicles that operate without a driver. This is the Law...
Read MoreAudi, BMW, others frustrated by hurdles slowing launch of self-driving cars
Frustration is rising over constricting autonomous driving regulations in Europe, where automakers are still waiting for basic levels of...
Read MoreRoadshow explains the SAE’s new self-driving testing guidelines
Unless you work in the automotive industry, odds are pretty good you’re not familiar with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)....
Read MoreDriver’s ed for robotaxis: a grueling exam looms for self-driving cars
Self-driving cars are coming. Or so we’re told. But they still face an existential question: When is a self-driving car truly ready...
Read MoreAutomakers want green light to remove driver controls on autonomous cars
If an automaker wants to make an autonomous car, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) currently requires the...
Read MoreAutomakers want green light to remove driver controls on autonomous cars
If an automaker wants to make an autonomous car, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) currently requires the...
Read MoreKey insights about The U.N.’s new framework for globalization of self-driving cars
Trying to drive in a foreign land can be daunting. The car itself is pretty much the same in terms of its operational characteristics,...
Read MoreWaymo urges U.S. to ‘promptly’ remove barriers to self-driving cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, on Thursday urged the National Highway...
Read MoreUS government quietly kills autonomous vehicle committee
The Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) hasn’t been active since it was...
Read MoreWhat are the regulatory barriers to full self-driving?
While the rest of the autonomous drive technology sector dials back its ambitious deployment plans, Tesla is still charging ahead. During...
Read MoreCongress wants the self-driving car industry’s help to draft a new AV bill
Congress is calling on stakeholders in the self-driving car industry to help reignite their efforts to draft a bill aimed at speeding up...
Read MoreCongress takes another stab at passing self-driving car legislation
Just when everyone had pretty much given up hope of getting lawmakers in our hyper-polarized nation’s capital to agree on a new set of...
Read MoreLouisiana’s autonomous truck rules will take effect Aug. 1
Louisiana’s recently approved regulations for autonomous commercial motor vehicles will take effect Aug. 1. The law, signed by Gov. John...
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