Automakers, Tech Industry Urge Trump to Speed Self-Driving Car Deployment March 20, 2025 By David Shepardson Major automakers and tech groups on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to take steps to speed deployment of self-driving...
How GM’s ‘Super Cruise’ Self-Driving Car Is Evolving December 2, 2016 By David Shepardson General Motors Co.’s semi-autonomous “Super Cruise” system will allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel for extended...
Entrepreneur Shuts Startup After U.S. Questions Safety of Self-Driving Kit October 31, 2016 By Kyle Stock Self-driving cars are getting closer by the day, but they won’t be coming from hacking phenomenon George Hotz. Hotz, the...
U.S. Wants Safety ‘Two Times Better’ for Autonomous Cars June 9, 2016 By Keith Naughton Self-driving cars must increase safety at least twofold to make a real dent in the 38,000 lives lost on American...
U.S. Safety Rules Key to Driverless Car Future: Google February 12, 2016 By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit told U.S. auto safety regulators that the government’s interpretation of motor vehicle safety rules is “extremely...
Software Qualifies as a Driver, Says U.S. Safety Agency on Google Self-Driving Car February 10, 2016 By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert U.S. vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver...
U.S., 17 Automakers Reach Agreement on Cybersecurity, Safety January 18, 2016 By Jeff Plungis The U.S. Transportation Department and 17 automakers have reached agreement on efforts to enhance safety, including sharing information to thwart...