An automaker trade association warned April 8 that U.S. auto safety regulators' timetable for unveiling guidance on the deployment of self-driving cars may be too aggressive.
April 12, 2016GovernmentBusinessAutonomous
Google's Self-Driving Car Software Considered a Driver by NHTSA
Google Inc.’s artificial-intelligence system will be interpreted as a driver by federal regulators, a step toward compliance that would help the tech giant’s self-driving cars hit U.S. roads.
February 10, 2016BusinessAutonomous
Simulated City to Test Self-Driving Cars Opens in Michigan
A simulated city opens July 20 on the north campus of the University of Michigan to test how self-driving cars will travel in the future without mowing down pedestrians or causing colossal crashes.
July 20, 2015Business
Autonomous Technology Needs US Standards, Volvo Executive Tells Transportation Panel
WASHINGTON — For autonomous driving technologies to continue to advance, lawmakers will have to approve federal standards that address various regulations at the state level, a Volvo Group executive told a Senate transportation panel July 7.
July 13, 2015BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Nevada Governor Asks State Officials to Support Self-Driving Vehicles
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval wants state transportation officials to consider adding support for self-driving vehicles as part of a multimillion-dollar highway widening and expansion project in Las Vegas, the Associated Press reported.
June 12, 2015