Autonomous/Automated Vehicles
Streetsblog California
Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars
Wider inequality. More sprawl. Worse transit. Those are some of the outcomes we could see from self-driving cars in cities, according to a Pittsburgh-based transit advocacy group.
July 18, 2019
CA DMV Releases Proposed Regulations for Testing Autonomous Trucks on Public Roads
45-day comment period ends May 27. Wait--the DMV is in charge of writing regulations for autonomous vehicles??
April 12, 2019
Autonomous Vehicles Could Make Life Amazing and Easy, or Truly Awful
It depends on who you are--and whether government policy gets out ahead of the technology
February 8, 2019
Ford to Citizens: Don’t Drop Dead
Automaker says high-tech gizmos in new cars will save lives — but no one really believes that.
January 10, 2019
State Releases Guidelines for Autonomous Vehicles
California Governor's Office of Planning and Research wrote a set of principles to guide government agencies thinking about a future full of autonomous vehicles
November 27, 2018
Feds: Self-Driving Car Makers Can Hide Safety Records
Three people have died in self-driving car related deaths in the last year-plus. But federal regulators will continue to leave safety decisions entirely to the companies.
October 5, 2018
Senators Want to Sneak Safety Exemptions for Self-Driving Cars Into Law
A group of senators led by South Dakota Republican John Thune wants to let companies rush self-driving cars to market before any federal safety standards related to autonomous systems have been drafted.
July 17, 2018
How Uber’s Self-Driving System Failed to Brake and Avoid Killing Elaine Herzberg
The National Transportation Safety Board is out with a preliminary report into how an Uber car in self-driving mode struck and killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona, this March.
May 25, 2018
Congress Can’t Let Self-Driving Car Makers Treat People as Guinea Pigs, Say Public Safety Watchdogs
A bill in Congress to allow large numbers of self-driving cars on American streets needs substantial revisions to protect people inside and outside of autonomous vehicles.
May 8, 2018