Top 8 Consumer Concerns About Self-Driving Cars
No. 1 on the list from the report “Self-Driving Vehicles, Robo-Taxis and the Urban Mobility Revolution” from the Boston Consulting Group should come as no surprise: safety.
US DOT Issues Federal Policy For Safe Testing And Deployment Of Automated Vehicles
The four-part policy lays the foundation for the next revolution in roadway safety, according to the DOT.
Insurance Broker: Self-Driving Cars May Cut US Insurance Premiums By 40 Percent
Insurers are trying to assess the impact of automation on their biggest non-life insurance market as carmakers from Tesla Motors Inc. to Daimler AG and Volvo AB embrace the technology.
Self-Driving Uber Cars In Pittsburgh Will Soon Carry Passengers
ABC News reported that Uber will begin using self-driving cars to carry passengers in Pittsburgh, raising the stakes in the fast-track race to deploy autonomous vehicles.
Most Companies Unprepared For Emergence Of Autonomous Vehicles, According To Munich Re Survey
A majority (65 percent) of risk managers surveyed said their companies have done nothing to prepare for the emergence of autonomous vehicles in the auto market.
Auto Safety Advocates Tell Obama To Stop Rush To Get Self-Driving Cars On The Road
These groups also said the administration’s autonomous vehicle “guidance,” which is expected next week, should not be issued.
The Herman Trend Alert: Driverless Vehicles Will Change Our Lives
Ask any employee of Google who commutes to work in one of Google’s driverless vans and they will tell you – their lives are already changed. But, for most of us, the driverless-car future is still on the way.
Fiat, Google Plan Partnership Around Self-Driving Minivans
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has become the first major carmaker to reach a cooperation deal with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to develop self-driving vehicles, reports Bloomberg.
Consumers In China Less Enthusiastic For Autonomous Vehicles, Find J.D. Power And Tencent Auto
J.D. Power found that just 9 percent of consumers in China are very positive on the prospect of unmanned mobility, roughly half the number of positive responses seen among U.S. consumers.
Carnegie Mellon Research: Revamping EPA Tests Could Lead To More Fuel-Efficient Self-Driving Cars
Researchers in the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered that fuel efficiency for self-driving cars could improve by up to 10 percent if fuel economy and emissions standards tests were revamped to account for the early autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies likely to be offered in the coming years.
