Florida Could Expand Self-Driving Car Law
Posted on Apr 11, 2019 in Insurance Developments and Trends | Comments Off on Florida Could Expand Self-Driving Car Law
Self-driving vehicles could be operated in Florida without a human backup under a bill approved by a House committee last week, which could pave the way for companies like Uber and Lyft to deploy fleets of driverless vehicles. Republican sponsor Rep. Jason Fischer said he wants Florida to be ahead of other states in allowing the vehicles on state highways as the technology continues to...
GM, Ford and Toyota form group to help with AV rules
Posted on Apr 3, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on GM, Ford and Toyota form group to help with AV rules
General Motors, Ford and Toyota said in a statement cited by Reuters they were joining forces with SAE International to establish autonomous vehicle “safety guiding principles to help inform standards development.” The group will also “work to safely advance testing, pre-competitive development and deployment,” they added. Reuters noted regulators in the US had...
Hackers steer a Tesla into oncoming traffic by placing three small stickers on the road
Posted on Apr 2, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hackers steer a Tesla into oncoming traffic by placing three small stickers on the road
Cybersecurity researchers from Tencent’s Keen Labs were able to fool Tesla’s Autopilot into merging into oncoming traffic. The hackers also controlled the car using a video game controller. Tesla thanked the group for its research and confirmed that no customers had ever experienced the problems in real driving. A prolific cybersecurity research firm says it has managed to...
