Computers as Drivers?
Posted on Feb 10, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Computers as Drivers?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has advised Google of NHTSA’s decision in a previously undisclosed Feb. 4 letter now posted on the NHTSA website this week. NHTSA stated that it “will interpret ‘driver’ in the context of Google’s described motor vehicle design as referring to the [self-driving system], and not to any of the vehicle occupants.” The letter continued,...
Looking Back: The NHTSA’s Preliminary Statement on Autonomous Vehicles
Posted on Feb 3, 2016 in Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Looking Back: The NHTSA’s Preliminary Statement on Autonomous Vehicles
The Department of Transportation and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently unveiled a nearly $4 billion plan to accelerate autonomous vehicle development. At the same time the NHTSA released a policy update to its Preliminary Statement of Policy Concerning Automated Vehicles, which was originally issued on May 30, 2013. In the Preliminary...
UK Investing £20 million in Developing and Testing Autonomous
Posted on Feb 2, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on UK Investing £20 million in Developing and Testing Autonomous
The UK Intelligent Mobility Fund has invested £20 million in eight projects aimed at developing and testing autonomous and connected vehicles, including testing the vehicles on UK roads to evaluate real-world driving conditions. The test corridor includes 41 miles of roads, including urban roads, dual-carriageways, and motorways. The vehicles will be tested using wireless connections...
JAPAN INVESTS IN AUTONOMOUS CARS TO AID AGING POPULATION
Posted on Jan 22, 2016 in Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on JAPAN INVESTS IN AUTONOMOUS CARS TO AID AGING POPULATION
Japan has announced heavy investment in autonomous cars in recent years as a means to address concerns presented by its aging population. The Japanese government has allocated 2 billion yen ($16.3 million) a year to develop maps and other technologies in a push to roll out fully automated driving by 2020, when Tokyo hosts the Olympics. Japan’s investment in autonomous vehicles is in...
FTC CAUTIONS AUTO INDUSTRY ON DATA PROTECTION
Posted on Jan 22, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on FTC CAUTIONS AUTO INDUSTRY ON DATA PROTECTION
Federal Trade Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen issued a stern warning to the automotive industry that they will have to take steps to protect customer information or face enforcement actions from her agency. Ohlhausen, speaking at the Washington Auto Show’s Public Policy review panel, cautioned that automakers need to take into account the security of information contained in their...
