"Uber’s argument takes the DMV’s rules literally, but goes against the spirit of the regulations, said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the Universi…
"The law can be read that way, but doing so might cause tension between Uber and state regulators, according to Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the…
"Uber's stance seems likely to upset both state officials and competitors, said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolin…
"While the self-driving car project was in Alphabet’s “X” unit for “moonshots,” there was much speculation over what the business plan or “end game” was, s…
"Should it begin experimenting with driverless technology, Apple would join companies including Google, Tesla, Uber, and Intel in the autonomous vehicle ma…
"One self-driving technology expert said the overall tenor of the guidance signaled that the federal government truly has embraced autonomous driving. &quo…
"Driverless-car advocates are lauding what they see as regulatory flexibility, noting that the guidelines seemed to be more of a loosely defined framework…
"“Some companies will conclude that existing law is perfectly flexible and accommodating for whatever they want to do,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a law pro…
"Over all, the government’s endorsement will speed up the rollout of autonomous cars, experts said, potentially within the next five years. “It helps comp…
"The key is that NHTSA doesn’t specify, or even care, how automakers check those boxes, as long as they do. “This marks an attitudinal change,” says Bryant…
""Who did Michigan want to include in this great project of automated driving? The careful language in that letter could give an advantage to traditio…
"Cohen and Bryant Walker Smith, an autonomous-vehicle expert at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, are both comfortable with the t…