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Arizona Welcomes Uber Self-Driving Cars After California Negotiations Stall

A fleet of self-driving Uber cars left for Arizona last week after they were banned from California roads over safety concerns. The announcement came after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey took to social media on Wednesday and Thursday touting Arizona as …

Volvo Autonomous Pilot Study Begins in Sweden

Growing megacities, air quality issues, excessive commute times, distracted driving and a desire for constant connectivity are driving the pursuit of autonomous cars. According to Petter Hörling, director US R&D Tech Centre for Volvo Cars – the company that invented …

Automated Cars, Trucks Threaten Professional Driver Jobs

Ronald De Feo has watched robots take factory jobs for years. Now he sees them threatening a new class of worker: People who drive for a living. “I am in Pittsburgh; it’s a test market for Uber’s autonomous vehicle,” says …

Tesla CEO Says Media Doing Disservice in Criticizing Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars hold the promise of saving thousands of lives each year on U.S. roads. But does pointing out flaws with the technology effectively put people in danger? That claim was put forth last week by Tesla Motors CEO Elon …

Self-Driving Car Hits Truck in Singapore

A self-driving car with two engineers on board was switching lanes in Singapore when it hit a truck Tuesday, authorities said. No one was hurt. The vehicle was operated by autonomous vehicle software startup nuTonomy, which made headlines last month …

Self-Driving Cars Offer Safety Benefit for Motorcycles

Self-driving technology promises to pretty much transform the auto industry as we know it. It may also change the business of selling motorcycles—but in a very different way. It all comes down to safety, according to Karl Viktor Schaller, head …

G-7 Welcomes U.S. Guidelines on Self-Driving Cars

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Sunday that his counterparts in the Group of Seven nations welcomed U.S. guidelines on regulating self-driving cars and have agreed to work together on creating such standards to maintain safety. “There was actually a …

Autonomous Cars’ Effect on Auto, Cyber Insurance

Autonomous vehicles are expected to shake up the property/casualty market, as personal auto insurance premiums drop and cyber insurance steps in. As drivers look forward to a future of eating, reading and watching movies while being transported to destinations around …

Feds Release 15 Point Checklist for Self-Driving Car Makers

Obama administration officials previewed long-awaited guidance Monday that attempts to bring self-driving cars to the nation’s roadways safely – without creating so many roadblocks that the technology can’t make it to market quickly. Traditional automakers and tech companies have been …

Luxury Car Owners More Likely to Let Car Do Driving

If you drive a Mercedes-Benz or an Infiniti luxury vehicle, you’re probably more willing than most drivers to give up the wheel to a robot, according to a MaritzCX survey. About 27 percent of owners of Daimler AG’s Mercedes and …