Analysis Finds Fear, Anger in 90 Percent of Social Media Conversations About Self-Driving Vehicles
After taking a deep dive into social media posts mentioning autonomous vehicles, an analytics firm has concluded that 90 percent of the conversations are marked by fear and anger about the technology.
Reuters: Republican Proposal Would Block States from Setting Own Rules for Self-Driving Vehicles
Reuters is reporting that a U.S. House Republican proposal would bar California and other states from setting their own rules governing design and testing of autonomous vehicles.
TuSimple Becomes First San Diego Company to Test Self-Driving Vehicles in California
TuSimple, a developer of artificial intelligence and computer vision technologies, said it is the first San Diego-based company to acquire a permit to test self-driving vehicles on California roads.
GM Produces First Round of Self-Driving Chevrolet Bolt EV Test Vehicles
The vehicles will join the more than 50 current-generation self-driving Bolt EVs already deployed in testing fleets in San Francisco, Scottsdale, Arizona and metro Detroit.
Younger Generations Clamoring for Self-Driving Vehicles
Tech-savvy millennials (also known as Gen Y) and centennials (Gen Z) show the most interest in buying an autonomous vehicle, according to a survey by Autolist.com.
Self-Driving Vehicles Could Shift Insurance Liability to Automakers
In an interview with Insurance Business, David Lukens of LexisNexis Risk Solutions said mainstream adoption of autonomous vehicles likely will shift liability from the vehicle operators to the automakers.
NYU Professors Developing Artificial Intelligence that Links Driverless Cars to Cloud-Based Maps
Two NYU researchers are developing a deep learning system that will allow self-driving cars to navigate, maneuver and respond to changing road conditions.
UK Government Report Says Driverless Cars Will Increase Congestion
The Department for Transport predicted a “decline in network performance” once one in four cars become driverless, however congestion will reduce once driverless vehicles make up between 50 percent and 75 percent of cars.
FCA Delivers 100 Uniquely Built Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivans to Waymo for Self-Driving Test Fleet
The vehicles are currently being outfitted with Waymo’s fully self-driving technology, including a purpose-built computer and a suite of sensors, telematics and other systems, and will join Waymo’s self-driving test fleet in early 2017.
Autonomous Cars Will Not Dominate Roadways for Decades, U.S. Regulator Says
The biggest reason, says National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Head Mark Rosekind, is that there are about 250 million cars and trucks that are more than a decade old on average still on the road.
