Tag: Autonomous vehicle

The White House Will Promote The Development Of Autonomous Cars | Digital Trends

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The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has taken important steps to simplify the legal framework surrounding autonomous vehicles. The Trump administration published a verbose policy initiative that outlines the steps it will take to give car and technology companies more freedom to develop, test, and ultimately sell the technology to the public. In an 80-page document, transportation secretary Elaine Chao recognized the pros and cons of self-driving vehicles. On one hand, they can lead to safer roads while making life more productive, more relaxing, or both for the millions of commuters…

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As Risky As It Sounds, A Hands-Off Approach To Driverless Vehicle Safety May Save Lives – Business – CBC News

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The latest U.S. government guidelines hand a lot of the responsibility for the safety of autonomous vehicles over to the companies that make them, but a Canadian expert says that may be the best option, and ultimately the decision will save thousands of lives. “We’re [in between] a rock and a hard place.” says Paul Godsmark of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE), which provides consulting services, analysis and recommendations to government, public sector agencies and private industry on automated vehicle deployment. “It’s really a fascinating problem.” The Trump…

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Morgan Stanley’s Shared Autonomous 30 List Has No Major Automakers – Business Insider

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A team of analysts from Morgan Stanley on Thursday published an updated list of the bank’s “Shared Autonomous 30” — a group of companies that the team thinks will influence a big transition from a world in which vehicles are sold to a world in which more emphasis is placed in how much vehicles are driven. “The 100-year-old auto industry business model is facing unprecedented technological disruption, starting with the very definition of the market itself — moving from ‘millions of units sold’ annually to ‘trillions of miles traveled’ annually…

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