New York Governor Gives Green Light to Autonomous Vehicle Testing
As part of a yearlong pilot program, the state is accepting applications from companies seeking to test or demonstrate autonomous vehicles on public roads.
Uber to Open Toronto Research Hub for Autonomous Vehicles
Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group, which also has research hubs in Pittsburgh and San Francisco, will set up shop in Toronto to “further strengthen our self-driving engineering efforts,” Uber CEO Travis Kalanick wrote in a blog post.
On-Demand Autonomous Electric Vehicles Will Dominate Roads by 2030, Report Says
In a new report, RethinkX predicts that within 10 years of the regulatory approval of self-driving vehicles, A-EVs will comprise 95 percent of U.S. passenger miles traveled.
Report: Self-Driving Electric Cars Will Comprise 25 Percent of Vehicles Miles by 2030
By 2030, around 25 percent of all miles driven in the United States could be in shared autonomous electric vehicles, which will offer consumers in large cities the lowest-cost, most convenient form of transportation, according to new research by the Boston Consulting Group.
Ford Unveils Auto Industry’s First Pursuit-Rated Hybrid Police Car
The Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan is the second of 13 new electric vehicles that the automaker plans to introduce in the next five years.
Report: Autonomous Technology Will Transform Vehicle Interiors
According to a report by ABI Research, as driverless technology spurs the motoring public to abandon vehicle ownership and summon shared vehicles when needed, vehicle interiors will become more reconfigurable.
Insurance Industry Preparing to Address Autonomous Boats
Like autonomous cars, autonomous boats have “moved past the drawing board” and into the test phase, and insurers are struggling with risk assessment in terms of safety and reliability.
Survey: Future Car is Driverless, Shared, Electric
If the future plays out the way transportation experts predict it will, autonomous, zero-emissions vehicles will dominate the roads, and none of the passengers will own the vehicles.
North Dakota Lawmakers Want State to Study Data Sharing in Autonomous Vehicles
The bill requires the North Dakota DOT to work with autonomous vehicle technology companies to “study the use of vehicles equipped with automated driving systems on the highways in this state and the data or information stored or gathered by the use of those vehicles.”
Autonomous Vehicles: Job Killers?
If the most aggressive timeline for autonomous vehicles becomes reality, the technology could displace more than 4 million jobs, according to a new report.
