Latest Autonomous Vehicles Headlines
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New Study Says Autonomous Vehicles Significantly Reduce BI/PD Claims
Sep 7 2023 // A new study has revealed that autonomous-vehicle technology reduced bodily injury claims frequency by 100% and property damage claims frequency by 76%. Global reinsurer Swiss Re and automated driving company Waymo...
Tesla Braces For Its First Trial Involving Autopilot Fatality
Sep 1 2023 // Tesla Inc. is set to defend itself for the first time at trial against allegations that failure of its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to death, in what will likely be a major test of Chief Executive Elon...
Tesla Faces More Questions From Feds on Autopilot Safety
Aug 30 2023 // The U.S. auto safety regulator investigating Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system is demanding an explanation for a software change that allows drivers to keep their hands off the wheel for longer, risking...
Orlando Debuts Self-Driving Shuttle to Whisk Passengers Around Downtown
Aug 18 2023 // There is going to be a new way to get around downtown Orlando, Florida, and it`s not going to require any human drivers. Starting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile...
Legal, Ethical Questions on Autopilot Endure as Criminal Case Against Tesla Driver Ends
Aug 17 2023 // A criminal prosecution against a Tesla driver in Los Angeles County could end next month, the final step of a case believed to be the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist who was...
Congress Wades Into Self-Driving Debate With New House Bills
Jul 26 2023 // Congress is wading into the debate over whether automakers should be allowed to sell hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars while manufacturers seek federal permission to expand testing of the technology. The US House...
NHTSA Seeks Updates From Tesla in Autopilot Probe
Jul 6 2023 // U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday they are seeking updated responses and current data for an ongoing probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles and the automaker’s advanced driver assistance system Autopilot. The...
UK Autonomous Vehicle Dreams Could Break Down at Starting Line Without Rules
Jun 12 2023 // Britain could lose out on investments in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and see startups shift testing elsewhere if promised laws to regulate the technology are not passed before the next general election, startups and...
Tesla Cleared by Jury in Autopilot Crash Suit in Los Angeles
Apr 24 2023 // Tesla Inc. was found by a Los Angeles jury not to be at fault following a trial over a driver’s claim that the Autopilot feature in her Model S caused her to veer into the center median of a city street, according to...
NC Authorities Trying to See if Tesla was in Autopilot When Teen Hit at School Bus
Mar 20 2023 // A North Carolina teenager who was struck by a car this week while departing a school bus in Halifax County is now in good condition, a hospital spokesperson said Friday. Tillman Mitchell, a 17-year-old student at the...
Tesla, Musk Sued by Shareholders Over Self-Driving Safety Claims
Feb 28 2023 // Tesla Inc. and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued on Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles’ Autopilot and Full Self-Driving...
Tesla Recalls 362,000 Vehicles Over Full Self-Driving Software
Feb 17 2023 // Tesla Inc. said it would recall 362,000 U.S. vehicles to update its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software after U.S. regulators said on Thursday the driver assistance system did not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws...
Musk Faces SEC Probe for Role in Tesla Self-Driving Claims
Jan 30 2023 // US regulators are investigating Elon Musk’s role in shaping Tesla Inc.’s self-driving car claims, the latest effort by watchdogs to scrutinize the actions of the world’s second-richest person. The review...
Tesla Video Promoting Self-Driving Was Staged, Engineer Testifies
Jan 18 2023 // A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a...
AI in Connected Cars Can Ease Rush Hour Congestion, Vanderbilt Research Shows
Nov 28 2022 // As millions of people travel the interstates this Thanksgiving, many will encounter patches of traffic at a standstill for no apparent reason – no construction or accident. Researchers say the problem is you. Human...
Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Self-Driving Claims
Oct 27 2022 // Tesla Inc. is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company’s electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Department of Justice...
Full Self-Driving Won’t Be Approved For Teslas This Year: Musk
Oct 24 2022 // Tesla Inc.’s advanced driver assistant software won’t gain regulatory approval in 2022, CEO Elon Musk said in remarks last week, which indicate the company is not yet able to satisfy authorities that its cars...
Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study
Oct 17 2022 // The majority of Americans (76%) say they would feel less safe driving or riding in cars with self-driving features. Similarly, 73% of people would feel less safe knowing others on the road are traveling in cars with...
Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study
Sep 28 2022 // The majority of Americans (76%) say they would feel less safe driving or riding in cars with self-driving features. Similarly, 73% of people would feel less safe knowing others on the road are traveling in cars with...
Tesla Sued by Drivers Over Alleged False Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Claims
Sep 15 2022 // Tesla Inc. was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The complaint...
