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...
Automakers Unveil Steps for U.S. to Speed Up Self-Driving Vehicle Deployment December 3, 2020 By David Shepardson A group representing major automakers is unveiling a detailed proposal Wednesday aimed at making it easier to deploy thousands of...
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...
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)...
Development of Fully Autonomous Vehicles as Complex as Manned Mission to Mars: VW March 11, 2019 By Edward Taylor Fully autonomous vehicles will take at least another five years to perfect, with the cost and complexity of rolling out...
Daimler, BMW Partner to Develop Industry Standards for Autonomous Driving Technology March 8, 2019 Daimler and BMW are teaming up to develop autonomous driving technology to cut costs and set an industry standard that...
U.S. Wants Help Removing Regulations Blocking Autonomous Vehicles October 30, 2017 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Highway Traffic-Safety Administration said Friday it is looking for input on how it can remove regulatory roadblocks...
Germany Pioneers Ethical Guidelines for Operation of Driverless Cars August 25, 2017 Protecting people rather than property or animals will be the priority under pioneering new German legal guidelines for the operation...
Automakers Want Regulatory Road Cleared for Self-Driving Vehicles February 14, 2017 By David Shepardson General Motors Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. officials will tell a U.S. House panel on Tuesday that automakers need changes...
California Orders Uber to Halt Self-Driving Operations December 15, 2016 California regulators warned ride-hailing company Uber on Wednesday that it would face legal action if it did not immediately stop...