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Driver Shortage in Japan Speeds Up Commercial Use of Self-Driving Tech

In Tokyo, self-driving taxis that transport passengers for a fee are being trialed. A serious shortage of taxi drivers lies behind the move, but the development of laws and regulations to deal with accidents and other issues still is lacking.

August 28, 2018

New Mexico Committed to Reversing Trend of Workplace Fatalities

In 2016, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available nationally, 41 individuals were killed in work-related incidents in New Mexico.

August 27, 2018

Volkswagen Reportedly Tried to Buy Self-Driving Car Startup Aurora

Volkswagen apparently wants to be more than just friends with Aurora Innovation, a self-driving car company testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh.

August 24, 2018

Lyft Driverless Cars Top 5,000 Rides in Las Vegas

Lyft driverless cars have provided more than 5,000 rides to passengers on the Las Vegas Strip since May.

August 22, 2018

Why Future Vehicles Are More Likely to Be Painted Light Colors

Henry Ford famously said a customer can have a car in 鈥渁ny color that he wants, as long as it is black.鈥 But black on self-driving cars could be deadly.

August 21, 2018

US Army Corps of Engineers Endorses Plan to Deepen Lower Mississippi River

A long-discussed plan to deepen the lower Mississippi River by another five feet to accommodate larger ships has won a critical endorsement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which foresees nearly $110 million in annual net economic benefits to the project.

August 21, 2018

Carmakers Struggle to Hire White Hat Hackers

McConnell Trapp has a special set of skills. He can hack into cars and control aspects of them from his computer.

August 20, 2018

Schumer Calls for More Inspectors After Concrete Falls From Rail Bridge

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the Federal Railroad Administration to increase the number of independent inspectors that examine rail bridges.

August 2, 2018

Ford Announces Reshuffling, New Self-Driving Vehicle Unit

A day ahead of announcing second-quarter earnings, Ford Motor Co. unveiled organizational changes that it says will improve its operations and grow profits.

July 25, 2018

Uber鈥檚 Self-Driving Fleet Returns to Pittsburgh Roads 鈥 With Drivers in Control

Uber鈥檚 self-driving cars returned July 24 to Pittsburgh鈥檚 streets four months after one of its autonomous SUVs hit and killed a woman crossing a street in Tempe, Ariz.

July 24, 2018