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NHTSA To Propose Safety Guidelines For New and Emerging Technology

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is submitting a proposed enforcement guideline to address safety concerns relating to new and emerging technology, such as automated vehicles and crash avoidance technology. The NHTSA acknowledged that the increased use of electronic systems has increased complexity, but stated that vehicle manufacturers are nevertheless responsible...

California Proposes Anti-Steering Regulation Focusing on Deceptive Statements

Through a recently proposed regulation, the California Department of Insurance seeks to amend the rules preventing insurers from steering claimants to specific auto repair shops. The proposed amendments relate to a variety of issues, such as when a claimant has “chosen” an automotive repair shop and what constitutes an unreasonable distance for a claimant to travel. The...

Perspective: Attitudes Towards Autonomous Technology

Andrew Ng, a chief scientist at Baidu, a Beijing based web services company, has authored an article that suggests a more productive way of thinking about autonomous driving technology.   He posits that we should avoid trying to make autonomous vehicles act like human driven cars, change our infrastructure to make vehicle behavior as predictable as possible, and “teach” the public how...

Fed Warns Public About Car Hacking

The FBI , the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA) have issued a bulletin warning the public that vehicles are becoming increasingly vulnerable to hacking.  The agencies have offered tips to prevent hacking, including limiting the number of third-party devices you plug into your car and ensuring your vehicle’s software is up...

Perspective: Smart Tires

Some tire manufactures are developing “smart tires” that will be able to communicate the vehicle’s control system. This new autonomous technology will communicate with other vehicles and with smart transportation and roadway systems that many are predicting. In addition, one manufacturer, Goodyear, is working with a concept tire, Eagle 360, on a dodge ball type sphere that will connect...

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