"“The new policy adjusts the tone but continues much of the substance of (the Obama administration) document,” said Bryant Walker Smith, law professor at t…
"ince the new guidelines are policy, not law, they don't legally change what the state and federal government and vehicle developers can do, said Bryan…
"“This new policy adjusts the tone but continues much of the substance of last year's document,” said Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor of la…
"These pilot programs bring Lyft one step closer to reaching its ultimate goal of a driverless future. In 2016, Lyft President John Zimmer predicted that a…
"“The trick here is now the vehicles are becoming the operators, so there’s a little blurring of those lines,” says Law Professor Bryant Walker Smith. He…
"These new robo-cars won’t have to meet existing safety standards for manned automobiles, but manufacturers will have to petition the National Highway Safe…
""Self-driving cars will alter this arrangement; there's no doubt. What's more interesting to me is the degree to which this will be lumpy or…
"“In comparison to the automotive industry today, the automated driving industry will likely bear a bigger slice of a smaller pie of total crash costs,” wr…
"Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina who tracks self-driving cars, said the Delphi-Transdev project would be among the…
"Despite Tesla's claim of a self-driving car out this year, several companies are aiming for 2020 and beyond for a production model. University of Sout…
"However, in cases in which the autonomous vehicle is at fault, the manufacturer is likely to shoulder the responsibility, said Bryant Walker Smith, a Univ…
"Passengers in the Waymo and Uber vehicles in Arizona are probably safer than passengers in traditional vehicles, said Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant pr…