State and Federal Policy Focus Shifts to Vehicle Technology
Since the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, there have been several bills introduced addressing self-driving vehicles and vehicles with varying levels of automation.
U.S. Transportation Department Sets New Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Requirements
U.S. auto-safety regulators have mandated that new vehicles must communicate with each other through vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology beginning in 2020, with the goal of increasing safety.
Study: Autonomous Vehicles Would Save Billions of Dollars for World Economies
Global Positioning Specialists determined that driverless vehicles would cut the costs of traffic accidents by billions of dollars throughout the world.
U.S. DOT Picks 10 Proving Grounds to Test Autonomous Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it has designated 10 pilot sites to encourage testing of autonomous vehicle technology.
N.J. Bill Would Require Owners of Autonomous Vehicles to Have Liability Insurance
Two New Jersey lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would require owners of autonomous vehicles to maintain insurance coverage.
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.
Ford Debuts Next-Generation Fusion Hybrid Autonomous Development Vehicle
The new vehicle uses the current Ford autonomous vehicle platform, but ups the processing power with new computer hardware.
Autonomous Trucks That Drive in Packs Could Save Time, Fuel, According to MIT
Like birds and fighter jets flying in formation, or bikers and race car drivers drafting in packs, vehicles experience less aerodynamic drag when they drive close together.
Autoliv Research to Launch Learning Intelligent Vehicle
The system is being developed by Autoliv Research to facilitate collaboration and shared control between driver and vehicle in order to attain trust and facilitate required safety in autonomous driving.
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.
GM to Start Autonomous Vehicle Manufacturing and Testing in Michigan
Testing is already underway on GM’s Technical Center campus in Warren, Mich., and with the passage of the SAVE Act legislation will now expand to public roads on the facility’s outskirts.
U.S. DOT Advances Deployment of Connected Vehicle Technology
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would enable vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology on all new light-duty vehicles, enabling a multitude of new crash-avoidance applications that, once fully deployed, could help vehicles “talk” to each other.
