Study Finds Americans Still Wary of Autonomous Vehicles
Posted on Mar 2, 2018 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Study Finds Americans Still Wary of Autonomous Vehicles
In a recent Gallup poll, nearly 60% of the more than 3,000 survey participants said they would be uncomfortable riding in an autonomous vehicle. Survey participants were even more reluctant to share the road with driverless trucks, with nearly 70% stating that they would be uneasy. The responses varied by age, with those over 66 least likely to accept autonomous vehicles. Nearly 70% of...
Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Auto Innovation
Posted on Jan 25, 2018 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Auto Innovation
This week, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a field hearing on “Driving Automotive Innovation and Federal Policies.” Chairman John Thune gave the opening statement, stating that automated vehicles and new business models, driven by technological advancements, are “poised to enable substantial growth.” Chairman Thune pointed to...
Waymo Must Show “Actual Use” In Trial Against Uber
Posted on Jan 5, 2018 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Waymo Must Show “Actual Use” In Trial Against Uber
U.S. District Judge William Alsup in the Northern District of California recently issued revised jury instructions in advance of the February trial between Waymo and Uber regarding trade secret misappropriation—specifically, the use of Waymo’s self-driving car technology. The proposed jury instructions require Waymo to prove actual use of the trade secrets, as opposed to merely proving...
Aurora Innovation, Driverless Car Start-Up, Announces Transactions with Hyundai and VW
Posted on Jan 5, 2018 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Aurora Innovation, Driverless Car Start-Up, Announces Transactions with Hyundai and VW
Both VW and Hyundai have announced deals with Aurora Innovation, a driverless car start-up from a former Tesla Autopilot program director. Although there were few details released about the nature of the deals, both VW and Hyundai have expressed a desire to roll out their autonomous vehicles. Hyundai, for example, has said that it is aiming for a roll-out of autonomous vehicles by the...
Waymo Driverless Ride-Hailing Service Will Insure Passengers Through Insurance Tech Start-Up
Posted on Dec 19, 2017 in Industry News, Insurance Developments and Trends, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Waymo Driverless Ride-Hailing Service Will Insure Passengers Through Insurance Tech Start-Up
Waymo LLC recently announced that it will use Trov Inc., a five-year old insurance start-up, to insure riders using its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo, which is the autonomous car unit of Alphabet Inc. (Google’s parent), is hoping to beat others in the auto and ride-hailing industry to introduce its fleet of driverless vehicles; Waymo CEO stated in November 2017 that they were...
