Citing China, Senators Bid to Accelerate U.S. Self-Driving Vehicle Industry April 23, 2021 By David Shepardson Two U.S. senators are working to attach legislation to allow automakers to deploy tens of thousands of self-driving vehicles on...
Congress Parks Self-Driving Car Regulation Until 2021 September 24, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Congress will try again in 2021 to try to approve long-stalled reforms to speed the adoption of self-driving...
Lawmakers Urged to Help U.S. Keep Up with China on Autonomous Vehicles February 12, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. House panel on Tuesday heard from advocates of imposing stricter safeguards for self-driving cars as part of any...
Congress Looks to Jump Start Stalled Driverless Vehicle Bill July 31, 2019 By David Shepardson Two key committees in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they will revive efforts to pass long-stalled legislation to speed...
Current Congress Unlikely to Pass Federal Bill to Speed Up Driverless Vehicles December 13, 2018 By David Shepardson A landmark U.S. bill that would speed adoption of self-driving cars is now “a long shot” to pass before the...
Self-Driving Vehicle Regulation Bill Gets Late Push in Senate December 4, 2018 By David Shepardson Key U.S. senators are making a last-ditch effort to win approval of a bill to speed the use of self-driving...
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...
Democratic Senators Call for Changes in Federal Autonomous Vehicle Bill March 15, 2018 Five Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday urged changes to a stalled landmark bill aimed at speeding the deployment and testing...
Automakers, Tech Firms Urge Congress to Speed Up Autonomous Vehicles March 6, 2018 By David Shepardson Major automakers on Monday joined forces with tech companies and a variety of interest groups to urge the U.S. Senate...
Trump Administration Plans Autonomous Vehicles Regulatory Summit February 12, 2018 By David Shepardson Auto manufacturers, technology companies, road safety advocates and policy makers will attend a March 1 conference over potential government actions...