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California Gov. Newsom reconsiders self-driving semi prohibition

Posted on Jan 27, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

(TNS) — Following years of pleadings from the autonomous vehicle industry, California officials are revisiting a statewide policy that...

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Autonomous vehicles and the imminent death of Vision Zero

Posted on Jan 12, 2023 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

For years, the automotive industry has promised that autonomous vehicles will make our roads and commutes safer. Yet road congestion,...

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AV group’s top goal: Federal policy framework

Posted on Jan 6, 2023 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

WASHINGTON — Despite news last year of Cruise’s robotaxis being investigated by NHTSA and the shuttering of Argo AI, the AV tech...

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New California Law bans Tesla from advertising as fully self-driving

Posted on Dec 23, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

(TNS) — A Tesla with “Full Self-Driving” software was reportedly responsible for causing an eight-car crash on the Bay Bridge...

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Japan to allow limited Level-4 self-driving from 2023

Posted on Dec 21, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

The Japanese government has approved the use vehicles with highly-autonomous Level-4 self-driving technologies in the country from next...

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Tesla ordered to upgrade self-driving computer for free due to ‘false advertising’

Posted on Dec 12, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

A judge has ordered Tesla to upgrade a customer’s self-driving computer for free so that they can subscribe to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving...

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Autonomous vehicles join the list of US national security threats

Posted on Nov 21, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

AMID RISING CONCERNS about China’s growing international data collection apparatus, a newly divided US Congress is applying fresh scrutiny...

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Landmark trial involving Tesla autopilot weighs if ‘man or machine’ at fault

Posted on Nov 14, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Tesla will play a major role in a manslaughter trial this week over a fatal crash caused by a vehicle operating on autopilot, in what...

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Chinese regulators to allow broader road testing for intelligent connected cars

Posted on Nov 3, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Chinese regulators on Wednesday issued a notice on the entry and road-testing of intelligent connected cars, aiming to promote the...

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Tesla reluctantly gave Full Self-Driving Beta demo to DMV and critics

Posted on Nov 2, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Tesla reluctantly gave a Full Self-Driving Beta demonstration to the California DMV and some FSD critics that the automaker didn’t want...

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TuSimple probed by FBI, SEC over ties to Chinese startup, the Wall Street Journal reports

Posted on Oct 30, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Oct 30 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) is being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Securities and...

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Self-driving cars face uncertain path to U.S. deployment

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Automakers and tech companies face a bumpy road to clearing regulatory roadblocks to deploying...

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U.S. autonomous vehicle group picks ex-Senate aide as director

Posted on Oct 25, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation

Oct 25 (Reuters) – A group representing self-driving car companies is appointing a former U.S. Senate aide as its new head as the...

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China sets the rules of the road

Posted on Oct 12, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Even as autonomous-vehicle technology gets better, the thought of being in a driverless car is as scary as a few years ago. The news...

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AVs need oversight to realize societal benefits, experts say

Posted on Sep 26, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Autonomous vehicles (AV) have the potential to reduce crashes, improve transportation equity and grow transit ridership — if all levels of...

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Changan Automobile’s board passes motion to set up intelligent driving company

Posted on Sep 25, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On September 22, China’s major automaker, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Changan Automobile”),...

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State—not federal—policy guides US autonomous driving

Posted on Sep 19, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

In April, US federal legislation was introduced that would expand the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s regulatory...

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There’s no driving test for self-driving cars in the US — But there should be

Posted on Sep 12, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Tesla’s “Full-Self Driving” (FSD) driver-assist feature does not offer what its name promises. Although Tesla CEO Elon Musk portrays the...

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California passes bill targeting Tesla’s self-driving claims

Posted on Sep 7, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

(TNS) — Since 2016, Tesla has been marketing an expensive option called Full Self-Driving. A reasonable person might infer from the name...

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China says automakers must have licences for mapping data in smart cars

Posted on Sep 7, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China has said that automakers must apply for licences to collect geographic data using sensors...

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