As Driverless Cars Win Human Rights, Are We Losing Our Human Fight?
PCWorld’s editor-in-chief pens op-ed piece in response to NHTSA’s latest opinion that computer algorithms that pilot self-driving cars may be considered the equivalent of human drivers.
Computers Qualify as Drivers, NHTSA Tells Google
This move marks a major step toward ultimately winning approval for autonomous cars on the road.
US Transportation Secretary: No Plans for National Regulation for Driverless Cars
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that decisions on regulations for self-driving cars are still best made on the state-by-state level.
Google’s Self-Driving Car Report Shows Need for Driver Behind Wheel
Consumer Watchdog claims that, over 15 months, Google’s robot technology failed and handed control to the driver 272 times, and a test driver felt compelled to intervene 69 times.
Delphi Advances Toward World with No Traffic Accidents
The global supplier of vehicle technology advances its automated vehicle project for the Consumer Electronics Show 2016, with Chief Technology Officer Jeff Owens saying, “We imagine a world with zero traffic accidents.”
Study Forecasts Self-Driving Cars to Take Off by 2021
Study predicts nearly 20 million autonomous cars will be on the road by 2025, with consumer adoption set to take off in 2021.
US Officials Rethinking Position on Self-Driving Cars
Language that the federal government is revisiting specifies that in states where the public can access the cars, a licensed driver should be behind the wheel.
Is Google on Auto-Pilot, Headed Straight Toward the Insurance Business?
Google’s recent announcement that it will accept responsibility for any accidents resulting from a flaw in the design of its driverless cars may be the opening it needs to slip into the insurance business.
California DMV to Post Autonomous Vehicle Accident Reports Online
Under the current testing regulations, manufacturers must provide the DMV with a report of the crash within 10 business days of the incident.
Toyota Testing ‘Highway Teammate’ Self-Driving Car
Car reflects automaker’s belief that interactions between drivers and cars should mirror those between close friends who share a common purpose, sometimes watching over each other and sometimes helping each other out.
Volvo Urges US to Establish Nationwide Federal Guidelines for Autonomous Driving
Automaker also becomes one of the first carmakers in the world to state that it will accept full liability whenever one of its cars is in autonomous mode and is involved in a crash or hacked by a criminal third party.
Tweaked Laser Pointer Can Bring Self-Driving Car to a Halt
Scientist proves point that self-driving cars’ reliance on laser-ranging systems make them susceptible to hacking.
