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After Crash, Uber Suspends Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Program

Uber has suspended its pilot program for autonomous vehicles after a crash in Tempe, Arizona. At the time of the crash, the car was in self-driving mode, though there was a human driver behind the wheel. The SUV was hit when another vehicle failed to yield, leaving the SUV on its side. Pending an investigation into the crash, Uber’s self-driving program has been suspended in...

American Workers Most Likely To Be Replaced by AI

A recent report by PwC puts U.S. workers at the highest risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence over the next 15 years. The report–which covered the U.S., the UK, Germany, and Japan–determined that the risk of replacement affects 38% of U.S. jobs, compared to only 35% of German jobs, 30% of UK jobs, and 21% of Japanese Jobs. According to the report, it is the...

Colorado Senate Passes Autonomous Vehicle Bill

The Colorado Senate has passed a bill establishing a general framework for autonomous vehicle regulation.  The draft legislation, Senate Bill 213, requires driverless vehicles to be “capable of complying with every state and federal law” applicable to the vehicle.  Non-compliant vehicles must coordinate testing with the Colorado Department of Transportation and State...

Test Driving Mobileye’s Autonomous Vehicle

Mobileye, an Israeli tech company, is one of the leading companies in developing autonomous vehicles and was recently purchased by Intel for $15 billion. It provides Advanced Assistance Systems for two dozen international automobile manufacturers, and has its own prototype. This prototype, which is not fully self-driving, has eight cameras and an interior filled with laptop, satellite...

Trump Signals Rollback on EPA Vehicle Regulations

The Trump administration, in conjunction with new EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, is expected to begin dismantling regulations on vehicle pollution and other policies related to global warming. Specifically, the administration is expected to rollback regulations governing tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions and to revoke California’s waiver to enforce even stricter tailpipe standards....

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