The vote by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission enacts a June executive order by Gov. John Hickenlooper. NHTSA Terminates Self-Driving School Bus
Posted on Nov 28, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The vote by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission enacts a June executive order by Gov. John Hickenlooper. NHTSA Terminates Self-Driving School Bus
Federal safety regulators last month demanded that the community stop carrying students on an autonomous shuttle designed to look like a school bus. A cease-and-desist letter sent by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials said using the vehicle for that purpose “puts the safety of children and others at risk.” Since the order, the shuttle has stopped its three-block...
Colorado Adopts California Emissions Standards
Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Colorado Adopts California Emissions Standards
Colorado has adopted vehicle emission rules that incorporate California standards. Under the rules, new vehicles sold in Colorado must average 36 mpg (15 kilometers per liter) by 2025. That’s about 10 mpg (4 kilometers per liter) over the existing standard. Colorado now joins several other states in taking proactive steps to avoid any weakening of federal standards by the Trump...
How Insurance Markets Will Expand in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles
Posted on Nov 21, 2018 in Insurance Developments and Trends | Comments Off on How Insurance Markets Will Expand in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles
Though it’s estimated that by 2025 auto insurance premiums will drop by $25 billion as a result of the adoption of driverless cars, the insurance market is expected to recover through new lines of coverage, according to a report by market analyst Accenture released last year. In fact, new coverage lines will generate substantially more premiums than are lost – to the tune of almost $81...
BlackBerry Buys Cylance for $1.4 Billion
Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on BlackBerry Buys Cylance for $1.4 Billion
BlackBerry Ltd. executed a $1.4 billion purchase of California-based cybersecurity company Cylance, which further illustrates how tech companies are involving their operations in the autonomous vehicle space. Under John Chen, BlackBerry has shifted to selling software to manage mobile devices, as well as systems in driverless cars. The company’s QNX software allows carmakers to offer a...
Ford and Walmart to Test Self-Driving Cars in Miami
Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Industry News | Comments Off on Ford and Walmart to Test Self-Driving Cars in Miami
Ford continues to double-down on its self-driving-car testing program in Miami-Dade, announcing a new grocery delivery partnership with Walmart. Ford will work with Walmart’s existing partnership with Postmates to deliver Walmart groceries to customers. The catch: They’ll arrive in vehicles designed to mimic the behavior of an autonomous vehicle. (Backup safety drivers are still behind...
