Trump Administration Revises Obama Self-Driving Vehicle Policy September 12, 2017 By Ryan Beene The Trump administration will alter the course set by the Obama administration on autonomous vehicle policy after industry raised concerns...
Regulators Under Pressure to Develop Rules of Road Minus Drivers August 24, 2017 By Ryan Beene When the U.S. government finally got around to regulating auto safety in 1967, it insisted that every car have seat...
At Labor’s Urging, House Bill to Speed Self-Driving Vehicles Exempts Trucks July 31, 2017 By Ryan Beene and Josh Eidelson Labor unions are urging a slowdown as lawmakers fast track legislation to allow self-driving vehicles on the road, a potential...
U.S. Transportation Safety Board Calls for More Traffic Cameras July 27, 2017 By Ryan Beene A U.S. safety watchdog called for broader use of traffic cameras to catch speeding drivers, as it said driving too...
Blind Americans Want to Participate in Future of Driverless Vehicles July 19, 2017 By Ryan Beene Anil Lewis was behind the wheel of his Ford Mustang convertible on a sunny Atlanta day in 1988, when he...
Safety Groups Urge Government to Set Rules of Road for Driverless Vehicles June 27, 2017 By Ryan Beene Basic rules of the road are needed before lawmakers allow companies from Apple Inc. to Ford Motor Co. to dramatically...
Report Offers Details But No Finding of Cause of Tesla Crash June 21, 2017 By Alan Levin and Ryan Beene The Tesla Model S accident that last year sparked a debate about the car company’s partially autonomous driving tools resulted...
Driver Deaths Rose 6% in 2016, Topping 40,000 February 17, 2017 By Ryan Beene U.S. motor vehicle accident deaths last year topped 40,000 for the first time since 2007 as cheap gasoline and a...
Investigation Concludes Tesla Not at Fault in Self-Driving Car Crash January 20, 2017 By Alan Levin and Ryan Beene The push to bring self-driving cars to American roads got a significant boost on Thursday when the nation’s chief auto...
U.S. Charges Chrysler with Diesel Emissions Cheating January 13, 2017 By Jamie Butters and Ryan Beene Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV was accused of violating pollution laws with 104,000 diesel vehicles, sending the shares plunging on the...