California SB 1298 would expressly establish that California "presently does not prohibit or specifically regulate the operation of autonomous vehicles,&qu…
The automobile, noted one scholar in 1907, “is variously referred to as [an] auto, autocar, car, machine, motor, motor car, and other terms equally as common bu…
Nevada's Legislative Commission has approved the Nevada DMV's autonomous driving regulation, which will now take effect on March 1, 2012. In other news…
Nevada's rulemaking process for autonomous driving continues. For the latest version of the draft regulations and information about public workshops in Dece…
In June, CIS reported Nevada's enactment of AB 511, which directs the state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to "adopt regulations authorizing…
I have been blogging about Nevada's efforts to pave the way toward driverless vehicles in that state. Nevada recently become the first state to pass a law t…
According to the Nevada Legislature's website, AB 511 "revis[ing] certain provisions governing transportation" passed the Assembly (36-6) and the…
I agree with most everything economist Tyler Cowen said in his insightful New York Times op ed about autonomous vehicles. This technology holds tremendous promi…
Is it lawful for a car to drive itself? In the absence of any law to the contrary, it should well be. A new bill is working its way through the Nevada state leg…
From vehicles that detect pedestrians in the road to cars capable of navigating urban terrain without human intervention, autonomous driving is currently one of…