U.S. Issues New Safety Rule Governing Driverless Vehicles March 14, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Biden Administration has issued a final rule intended to ensure safety of occupants in automated vehicles. This rule updates...
How Autonomous Car Companies Are Outrunning U.S. Regulators and Lawmakers February 2, 2022 By Joseph White, Hyunjoo Jin and David Shepardson Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology,...
Safety Regulator Wants Crashes of Cars with Advanced Tech Reported Within 1 Day June 30, 2021 By Ben Klayman U.S. regulators on Tuesday said they would keep a closer eye on the automotive industry as it rolls out advanced...
U.S. Lags Europe in Driver Assist Technology Safety Testing March 2, 2020 By Tina Bellon Autopilot, Super Cruise and Drive Pilot are different names given to technology that automates steering and braking in a growing...
Automakers Call for Urgency in Advancing U.S. Rules for Self-Driving Vehicles August 30, 2019 By David Shepardson Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, on Thursday urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
3 Major Automakers Partner to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standards, Testing April 3, 2019 By David Shepardson Three major automakers said on Wednesday they were forming a consortium to help draw up safety standards for self-driving cars...
It’s Too Soon to Regulate Self-Driving Cars, Says U.S. Safety Official July 13, 2018 By Ryan Beene It’s premature to regulate the self-driving vehicles being tested by companies such as General Motors Co. and Waymo LLC, the...
Regulators Try to Navigate Legal, Social, Safety Issues Raised by Autonomous Vehicles July 11, 2018 By David Shepardson In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power...
Nations with National Regulatory Policies Outpacing U.S. on Driverless Cars May 15, 2018 By Ma Jie and David Welch Cars that drive themselves are finding the clearest paths to showrooms in the U.K., Germany, South Korea and Singapore, where...
U.S. Wants Public Input on Rules for Driverless Vehicles, Trains March 2, 2018 By David Shepardson U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Thursday that regulators will seek public input on rules for self-driving commercial vehicles...