The latest consumer survey reveals most Americans still fear self-driving cars. Only a small minority, 19 percent, would trust autonomous vehicles to transport people they care about. An earlier gradual easing of fears reversed following high-profile fatalities with self-driving test vehicles. The American Automobile Association (AAA) started surveying consumers attitudes, opinions, and knowledge of self-driving… Continue reading Nearly 3 in 4 Americans Are Reportedly Afraid of Self-Driving Cars: AAA Study
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Autonomous Vehicles Might Kill Auto Insurance as We Know It
Dan Peate, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur in Southern California, was thinking of buying a Tesla Model X a few years ago—until he called his insurance company and found out how much his premiums would rise. “They quoted me $10,000 a year,” Peate recalled. For all the concern over accidents involving driverless cars, including Tesla’s… Continue reading Autonomous Vehicles Might Kill Auto Insurance as We Know It
Uber to Resume Self-Driving Car Tests in Pittsburgh After Hiatus
Eight months after pulling its self-driving cars off the road following a fatal accident, Uber Technologies Inc. is putting the vehicles back into service. Uber had previously been pushing to get a fully autonomous vehicle on the roads by year-end, part of its mad dash to keep abreast of rival Alphabet Inc. But those plans… Continue reading Uber to Resume Self-Driving Car Tests in Pittsburgh After Hiatus
U.S. Lawmakers Make Final Push to Win Approval of Self-Driving Car Bill
Key U.S. senators are making a last-ditch effort to win approval of a bill to speed the use of self-driving cars without human controls, but face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill. Staff for Republican Senator John Thune and Democratic Senator Gary Peters circulated a draft of a revised bill aimed at breaking a legislative… Continue reading U.S. Lawmakers Make Final Push to Win Approval of Self-Driving Car Bill
Alphabet’s Self-Driving Unit Steers Into China
Waymo is setting up shop in Shanghai, giving parent company Alphabet Inc. a foothold in China as it considers rebooting its Google search engine behind the Great Firewall. Waymo, a leading player in the global race to develop driverless cars, opened an office in Shanghai’s free trade zone, according to a filing with China’s National… Continue reading Alphabet’s Self-Driving Unit Steers Into China
More Americans Willing to Ride in Fully Self-Driving Cars: AAA Survey
American drivers are beginning to embrace self-driving vehicles, according to a new study from AAA. The annual survey reveals that 63 percent of U.S. drivers report feeling afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle, a significant decrease from 78 percent in early 2017. Millennial and male drivers are the most trusting of autonomous technologies,… Continue reading More Americans Willing to Ride in Fully Self-Driving Cars: AAA Survey