Trump Presidency plans to ease driverless restrictions
It’s reported members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for fully self-driving vehicles one of the Transportation Department’s priorities, according to people familiar with the matter. Fortune reports current federal rules pose “significant roadblocks” for companies looking to deploy vehicles without steering wheels or foot […]
California strengthens driverless reporting detail requirements
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has enhanced data reporting requirements for Autonomous Vehicles, which it says furthers its commitment to ensuring the safety and accountability of AV passenger service operators. It’s introduced new Stoppage Event Reporting, meaning AV operators will now be required to report incidents where AVs get stuck during operations. These incidents […]
Waymo gets $5.6bn further investment
Google’s driverless car sister company Waymo has closed its latest investment round, raising $5.6 billion (£4.3 billion), led by its parent company Alphabet, with continued participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, Tiger Global, and T. Rowe Price. It says that, with this latest investment, it will continue to welcome more riders into […]
Musk “would use White House gig to get streamlined driverless car rules”
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has said he’d use a hypothetical job working for Former President Donald Trump to push for a national approach to regulating driverless vehicles. The website Quartz says that the entrepreneur would look to bring in federal rules for autonomous driving which are currently set on a state-by-state level. “National approval is […]
Think tank calls on Europe to follow America’s lead on Chinese vehicle restrictions
An American think tank is warning that Europe’s planned 45% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles will be too low to be effective. The Council on Foreign Relations warns that plans for tariffs to stem a flood of subsidised cars that threaten the survival of European automakers won’t work because Chinese will simply “lower their hefty […]
Now Europe probes Chinese car software
After the American Government announced restrictions on vehicles with Chinese connected car software, the European Union is looking at blocks on Chinese connected-car technology too. The website Politico reports European officials have echoed Washington’s concerns about the spying, surveillance and sabotage risks posed by what EU digital czar Margrethe Vestager described as “computers on wheels.” […]
American Government official details Chinese connected car ban
The United States National Economic Advisor has told carmakers in the “Motor city” of Detroit in Michigan that the Biden administration is pressing ahead with plans to ban Chinese components from Connected Vehicles in the country. At a gathering at the Detroit Economic Club, Lael Brainard told attendees from the motor industry that “China has […]
Flow Labs launches new signal timing optimisation solution
AI transport software technology company Flow Labs has launched a new AI-powered signal optimisation platform, Optimus LT. Based on Flow Labs’ Optimus technology, the company says Optimus LT is a lighter, streamlined version providing corridor signal timing recommendations for agencies and engineering firms with limited budgets and limited access to high end data. The company […]
CV Sync project uses Kinetic Mobility ATMS to manage one of the most watched traffic technology upgrades in the US
Smart city infrastructure company Q-Free has announced that the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) is using the company’s Kinetic Mobility ATMS platform to manage its CV Sync project, one of the most watched smart traffic management upgrades in the country. The announcement comes as the massive project progresses from its first phase to the […]
American study highlights the dangers of distracted driving
A new study in the American state of Georgia has found more than half of the crashes in the state in 2022 were down to the driver being distracted. As new schemes in the UK, such as Devon and Cornwall’s use of Acusensus AI cameras to spot people using a mobile phone whilst driving, get […]
