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.
Ohio Investing $15 Million in Autonomous Vehicle Corridor
Called the Smart Mobility Corridor, the stretch of road will be outfitted with high-capacity fiber optic cable that will provide data on self-driving vehicle operations.
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Self-Driving Cars
The hearing is the latest in a series that is examining the effects of federal policy on emerging technologies.
Intel Announces $250M Investment in Autonomous Driving Technologies
Intel said these investments will drive the development of technologies that push the boundaries on next-generation connectivity, communication, context awareness, deep learning, security and safety.
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.
Tesla Announces All Tesla Vehicles Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware
Tesla states that all vehicles produced in its factory – including Model 3 – will have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level it says is substantially greater than that of a human driver.
Germany Aims to Make First Legal Framework for Self-Driving Cars
The laws attempt to deal with what some call the “Death Valley” of autonomous vehicles: the gray area between semi-autonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future.
Lyft Co-founder Says Personal Car Ownership to Die Out by 2025
John Zimmer says it’s an issue of straightforward economics: owning a car is expensive, the younger generation is financially burdened and hence fewer of them will own cars and will turn to automated vehicle networks to handle their transportation needs.
Despite Safety Concerns, Nearly Half of US Consumers Look Forward to Driverless Cars
New data shows that 43 percent of U.S. consumers would buy or ride in autonomous vehicles if they were broadly available today.
Google Seeks Changes in Michigan’s Self-Driving Car Bill
Google sees some of the language in the new legislation as excluding companies like Google that are newcomers to making cars.
Feds Outline Plan to Regulate Self-Driving Cars
The policy includes a voluntary 15-point “safety assessment” for automakers developing and testing driverless cars as well as model state regulations expected to address areas in which local agencies will have more discretion, such as liability standards.
CEO of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project to Keynote Kickoff of Automobili-D Event
AutoMobili-D will run in conjunction with the 2017 NAIAS Press Preview and will feature more than 100 technology and mobility-focused companies from around the world.
