US House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Connected Cars
During the hearing, members addressed issues associated with emerging telematics, vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication (V2I).
Rival Self-Driving Cars Almost Collide in California
Incident is believed to be the first involving two cars equipped for automated driving.
Ford Begins Implementation Phase in Development of Autonomous Vehicles
Following six months of gathering data and consumer insights, automaker is honing in on two strategic areas: flexible use and ownership of vehicles, and multimodal urban travel solutions.
Mitchell Releases Toyota Recommended Repair Procedures to Streamline Repair Process
Repair information for Toyota vehicles, within Mitchell Estimating, is now available to collision repairers as an added value.
Survey Finds 7 in 10 Insurers Unprepared for Potential Disruption from Autonomous Vehicles
Eighty-four percent of insurance executives don’t expect autonomous vehicles to have a significant impact on their business until 2025, while 42 percent expect a significant impact in six to 10 years.
Jaguar Land Rover Researching Technology to Allow Vehicles to Avoid Potholes
Technology would allow a vehicle to identify the location and severity of potholes, broken drains and manhole covers, and then share this data in real-time via the cloud with other vehicles and road authorities to help them prioritize repairs.
NTSB Says Collision Avoidance Systems Should Be Standard in Cars
The systems, according to the report, could possibly prevent more than 80 percent of rear-end collisions annually.
Survey Finds Women Concerned with Safety of Self-Driving Cars
Of the women surveyed, only 37 perent expressed any interest in owning a self-driving vehicle.
Forecast Predicts Connected Cars Will Represent 20 Percent of Global Car Market by 2019
Juniper Research forecasts that the M2M sector will generate service revenues of more than $40 billion globally by 2019 – doubling the size of today’s market.
Google Releases More Driverless Car Crash Details
Internet giant released the first report on its driverless car project, which included a synopsis of the 12 accidents since it began testing the robot cars in 2009.
Virginia Opens Up Section of Highway for Driverless Car Testing
The new “Virginia Automated Corridors” project will be overseen by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI).
Ford Opens Up Electric Car Patents to Competitors
Move aimed at helping accelerate industry-wide research and development of electrified vehicles.