‘Be Honest’: New Transportation Safety Chief Warns Robot-Car Claims Erode Public Trust August 25, 2021 By Alan Levin The nation’s new chief accident investigator wants to send a message: growing public confusion over automated driving systems in the...
Self-Driving’s Latest Turn: GM’s Cruise Seeks OK for Cars Without Steering Wheel, Pedals October 22, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and David Shepardson Self-driving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co. would seek U.S. regulatory approval in...
Trump Administration Moves to Speed Up Fully Autonomous Vehicles October 5, 2018 By David Shepardson The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to revise safety rules that bar fully self-driving cars from the roads...
Insurers Urge Focus on Safety and Data Sharing in Autonomous Vehicles May 18, 2018 While automated driving systems hold great promise to save lives and reduce crashes, the focus must remain on validating the...
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...
Autonomous Vehicle Regulation Highlights Federal vs. State Divide September 19, 2017 By Tina Bellon As the U.S. Congress moves quickly to pass the first federal law governing self-driving cars, some state and city officials...
Automakers Seek Changes to Federal Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines June 6, 2017 By David Shepardson President Donald Trump’s administration will unveil revised self-driving guidelines within the next few months, the head of the U.S. Transportation...