California Issues Permits for Driverless Vehicle Testing to Valeo and Wheego
Posted on Oct 11, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on California Issues Permits for Driverless Vehicle Testing to Valeo and Wheego
The California Department of Motor Vehicles recently issued driverless vehicle testing permits to Valeo North America and Wheego Electric Cars Inc. Among those in the industry, the issuance of testing permits is a sign as to which companies are making the most progress. The permits for Valeo and Wheego allow programs for one vehicle operated by up to four people. Valeo is an auto parts...
Germany Proposes Laws for Driverless Cars
Posted on Sep 23, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Germany Proposes Laws for Driverless Cars
Germany’s Transport Minister recently proposed a law to govern the performance of autonomous vehicles. The proposed law would require that a car always opt for property damage over personal injury; that it not distinguish between humans based on categories such as age or race; and that a car’s manufacturer be liable for any collision if a person does not have hands on the steering...
NHTSA Releases Driverless Car Guidelines
Posted on Sep 20, 2016 in Industry News, Insurance Regulation, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on NHTSA Releases Driverless Car Guidelines
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released its highly anticipated guidelines on the regulation of autonomous vehicles. The Federal Automated Vehicles Policy signals NHTSA’s continued support of driverless technology development by promising manufacturers expedited responses to requests for legal interpretations and exemptions. The Policy also confirms...
Congressional Republicans Urge Auto Safety Regulators To Step Up Cybersecurity Efforts
Posted on Sep 14, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Congressional Republicans Urge Auto Safety Regulators To Step Up Cybersecurity Efforts
In a recent letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, four Republican members of Congress outlined their concerns regarding vehicle hacking, in which a hacker could take control of a vehicle’s steering or brakes. The letter was responding in part to research published in Wired magazine, where the researchers were able to hack into the car’s on-board...
Pittsburgh To Be Testing Ground for Uber’s Driverless Cars
Posted on Sep 14, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Pittsburgh To Be Testing Ground for Uber’s Driverless Cars
As part of what has been called “green light governing,” a hands-off approach to regulating businesses that gives companies plenty of free rein to experiment, Pittsburgh has become a key testing ground for driverless cars. Uber is a key example: Uber is anticipated to roll out a fleet of driverless cars in Pittsburgh any day now. Any Uber customer in Pittsburgh will be able...
Driverless Taxis Coming to Singapore?
Posted on Aug 25, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Driverless Taxis Coming to Singapore?
NuTonomy, a company in Singapore, began testing a taxi-hailing service using self-driving vehicles this week. Certain members of the public can use a smartphone app to hail an autonomous vehicle (with a computer engineer and a backup human driver) within a small business district in Singapore. These are the first public road tests of autonomous vehicles, although other companies such...
