The way we regulate self-driving cars is broken—here's how to fix it
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The way we regulate self-driving cars is broken—here's how to fix it
Last month, an Uber self-driving car struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona. The tragedy highlights the need for a fundamental rethink of the way the federal government regulates car safety. The key issue is this: the current system is built around an assumption that cars will be ...
Apple Patents Display Tech For Self-Driving Cars Using AR To Enhance Driver Safety - gizmochina (blog)
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PennDOT Announces New Regulations For Testing Self-Driving Vehicles
The NTSB is conducting an investigation into the Arizona incident. When asked if the last stipulation was aimed at Uber, Richards said it applies to all companies. After the crash, Uber halted testing of its self-driving vehicles indefinitely. Pittsburgh is one of the company's North American testing sites.
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Mountain View Residents Weigh Dangers Of Self-Driving Cars
MOUNTAIN VIEW (KPIX 5) – Some Mountain View residents are concerned about self-driving cars after recent, high-profile accidents. Mountain View is home to 19 self-driving car companies and people often see the cars tested on the streets. Mountain View's economic development director is quoted ...
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Bill allowing self-driving cars in Nebraska moves forward
LINCOLN — A bill that would allow autonomous cars to operate in Nebraska was advanced by lawmakers on Monday, but it was far from a smooth ride. ... In making his case, Friesen said if cities are not equipped with small cell technology then the most advanced autonomous vehicles would not be able ...
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Instead of asking whether we need self-driving vehicles, why not ask whether we need cars at all?
Self-driving cars are expected to provide a number of potential benefits, such as reducing road deaths, but the technology is still in its infancy and important questions remain over how policymakers should regulate their use. Robert Braun argues that when thinking about autonomous cars we should not ...
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Technology vs Humans. Engineers Seek Answers in Uber's Fatal Self Driving Car Accident
She was struck and killed by a vehicle, becoming the latest of roughly 6000 pedestrians killed every year in the US. But the vehicle that hit her was unlike any other that had killed before. The Volvo XC90 SUV was owned and labeled as an Uber self driving car. In self driving mode, it was designed to be ...
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Waymo and GM are both developing self-driving tech that could change how we travel — but ...
The two most obvious leaders in autonomous vehicles are Alphabet's Waymo and General Motors' Cruise division. Each is preparing to roll out fleet-based autonomousride-hailing services in the coming years — but each is taking a completely different approach to the actual vehicle part of the equation.
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PennDOT sets guidelines for self-driving cars
PennDOT will urge self-driving car firms to submit a “notice of testing” to PennDOT that includes basic information about the company; verification that highly automated vehicles “meet all federal and state safety standards and meet” PennDOT policies; proof of a driver/operator training program; names of ...
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Quick Shift: Uber jumps on bike rentals; self-driving stop-and-go
Governments move forward on self-driving cars. After an autonomous Uber test vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., last month, governments are cautiously moving ahead on deployments across the world. California has outlined new regulations for self-driving passenger pick-ups and ...
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UC Berkeley study shows possible self-driving taxis in near future
A study recently published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory described the lab's research on the environmental consequences and costs of implementing shared automated electric vehicles, or SAEVs, in New York City. In comparison to gas-powered vehicles, SAEVs would reduce greenhouse ...
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