A new report, "Automated Vehicle Crash Rate Comparison Using Naturalistic Data," performed by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and commissioned by Google, shows that the crash rates for self-driving cars are lower ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance is entering the race to build autonomous cars with a plan to introduce 10 different models capable of temporarily relieving humans of their driving duties on highways and city streets.
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Jan 7, 2016
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South Korean automaker Kia said it envisions introducing an autonomous car using its own technology by 2030 under a new initiative dubbed "drive wise."
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Jan 6, 2016
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Powerful computers that can drive better than people, high-definition road maps and low-cost sensors are about to remove some big barriers to self-driving cars.
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Jan 5, 2016
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California regulators have unveiled a roadmap that would let consumers begin using self-driving cars, though manufacturers would have to prove the emerging technology is safe before a licensed driver could get chauffeured ...
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Dec 16, 2015
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Ford on Tuesday said that it has a green light to test self-driving cars in California, and should have them on roads in the most populous US state next year.
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Dec 16, 2015
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The Department of Transportation is challenging cities to envision how new technologies and data can improve the movement of people and goods.
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Dec 7, 2015
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New cars that can steer and brake themselves risk lulling people in the driver's seat into a false sense of security—and even to sleep. One way to keep people alert may be providing distractions that are now illegal.
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Nov 30, 2015
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Federal transportation officials are rethinking their position on self-driving cars with an eye toward getting the emerging technology into the public's hands.
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Nov 24, 2015
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With Google's self-driving cars slowed in a gridlock of California regulation, Texas is offering a fast lane.
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Nov 17, 2015
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