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Uber's Fatal Crash
An automated vehicle in Uber’s fleet fatally struck a woman crossing a street in Arizona. A few points pending more information: 1. This sad incident will tes…
Automated Driving
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The Senate’s automated driving bill could squash state authority
My previous post on the House and Senate automated driving bills (HB 3388 and SB 1885) concluded by noting that, in addition to the federal government, states a…
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Congress’s automated driving bills are both more and less than they seem
Bills being considered by Congress deserve our attention—but not our full attention. To wit: When it comes to safety-related regulation of automated driving, ex…
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Driver Killed In Tesla Accident Ignored Automated Warnings To Pay Attention
"Bryant Walker Smith, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, who devoted his career to studying semi-autonomous technology like Tes…
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Legislative Shout Outs to Georgia and Virginia
How Governments Can Promote Automated Driving recommended that governments conduct "legal audits" to "identify and analyze every statute and regu…
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Uber sends self-driving cars to Arizona after failed San Francisco pilot
"“Every state wants to be the Silicon Valley of automated driving,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina and schol…
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Roadblock: Uber's driverless fleet stops San Francisco experiment
"The move immediately elicited concerns from autonomous driving experts. Bryant Walker Smith, associate professor at the University of South Carolina and a…
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Uber vs. the law
Uber is testing its self-proclaimed “self-driving” vehicles on California roads without complying with the testing requirements of California’s automated drivin…
US Department of Transportation issues guidance for automated driving
With the recent announcement, the US Department of Transportation is enthusiastically embracing automated driving. It’s saying that self-driving vehicles are co…
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US Department of Transportation's Automated Driving Guidance
With today's announcement, the US Department of Transportation is enthusiastically embracing automated driving -- It's saying that self-driving vehicles…
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Michigan's Automated Driving Bills
Michigan's Senate will soon consider, and I'm told will likely pass, several bills related to automated driving. SB 995, 996, 997, and 998 are now out o…
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New Article: How Governments Can Promote Automated Driving
My recently completed article presents steps that governments can take now to encourage the development, deployment, and use of automated road vehicles. After p…