As states across the U.S. begin to prepare for the future integration of self-driving cars into daily traffic, significant legislative moves are shaping the landscape of automotive and insurance industries.
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Waymo Is Using Insurance Data About Self-Driving Cars to Bolster Its Safety Case
Waymo is using insurance data to make the case that its self-driving cars are safer than human drivers. The report, a result of the collaboration first announced last year between the Alphabet-owned company and the insurer Swiss Re, is intended to show how driverless vehicles crash less often and damage less property than human-driven vehicles.
Cruise, Waymo Get Approval to Expand Driverless Vehicles in San Francisco
The California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates passenger transportation, voted on Thursday to allow Cruise, majority owned by General Motors and Waymo, part of Google parent Alphabet, to deploy more vehicles in San Francisco and to start charging for rides at all times.
Congress Wades Into Self-Driving Debate with New U.S. House Bills
Congress is wading into the debate over whether automakers should be allowed to sell hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars while manufacturers seek federal permission to expand testing of the technology.
Tesla Under Criminal Investigation over Self-Driving Claims
Tesla Inc is under criminal investigation in the United States for making claims that its electric vehicles can drive themselves.
New Study Finds U.S. Drivers Often Treat Partially Automated Cars as Self-Driving
Despite warnings, drivers who use advanced driver assistance systems such as Tesla Autopilot or General Motors Super Cruise frequently treat their vehicles as fully self-driving, according to a new study. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), an industry-funded group that pushes automakers to make safer vehicles, reported on Tuesday that regular users of Super… Continue reading New Study Finds U.S. Drivers Often Treat Partially Automated Cars as Self-Driving
Self-Driving Cars: The Road to Nowhere?
Self-driving cars were meant to be the future. However, prominent critics, including industry pioneer Anthony Levandowski, are becoming more vocal as the losses mount. Jennifer King was awakened at 2 a.m. by a loud, high-pitched hum from the first car. “It sounded like a hovercraft,” she says, but that’s not the strange part. King lives… Continue reading Self-Driving Cars: The Road to Nowhere?
Logistics Giants Hedge Their Bets in Uncertain U.S. Self-Driving Truck Race
U.S. self-driving truck companies have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers still are not ready and neither are their biggest potential customers. The uncertainties surrounding autonomous trucking come at a critical time for the U.S. trucking industry, which faces a record shortage of 80,000 drivers as… Continue reading Logistics Giants Hedge Their Bets in Uncertain U.S. Self-Driving Truck Race
Autonomous Car Companies Shift in Overdrive, Leaving U.S. Regulators Behind
Companies ranging from Tesla Inc to General Motors Co’s Cruise are racing to make money with their self-driving technology, outpacing efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for robot-driven vehicles. On Tuesday, Cruise announced that SoftBank Group Corp will invest an additional $1.35 billion in anticipation of the company’s commercial robo-taxi… Continue reading Autonomous Car Companies Shift in Overdrive, Leaving U.S. Regulators Behind
Self-Driving Cars Spark Debate: Who to Blame in a Crash
A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation the industry says it needs to advance. “If another driver hits you, it’s clear who the driver is,” Sarah Rooney, senior director of federal and regulatory affairs for the American Association for Justice, said. “It’s… Continue reading Self-Driving Cars Spark Debate: Who to Blame in a Crash