NHTSA and FMCSA open comment period for proposed rules
Posted on May 23, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NHTSA and FMCSA open comment period for proposed rules
On May 22, 2019 the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on the removal of unnecessary regulatory barriers to the safe introduction of Automated Driving Systems (ADS) vehicles in the United States. NHTSA and FMCSA are seeking...
Commission welcomes agreement on new EU rules to help save lives
Posted on Mar 27, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Commission welcomes agreement on new EU rules to help save lives
The EU institutions have reached a provisional political agreement on the revised General Safety Regulation. As of 2022 new safety technologies will become mandatory in European vehicles to protect passengers, pedestrians and cyclists. The new mandatory features will include: For cars, vans, trucks, and buses: warning of driver drowsiness and distraction (e.g., smartphone use while...
Russia Begins Testing Autonomous Vehicles
Posted on Jan 24, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Russia Begins Testing Autonomous Vehicles
On November 26, 2018, the government of the Russian Federation issued a regulation that permits the testing of driverless cars on regular roads to begin. The new Regulation is the first piece of national legislation that regulates the use of autonomous vehicles. The government will conduct the experimental testing through March 1, 2022, on the roads of two constituent components of the...
The vote by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission enacts a June executive order by Gov. John Hickenlooper. NHTSA Terminates Self-Driving School Bus
Posted on Nov 28, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The vote by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission enacts a June executive order by Gov. John Hickenlooper. NHTSA Terminates Self-Driving School Bus
Federal safety regulators last month demanded that the community stop carrying students on an autonomous shuttle designed to look like a school bus. A cease-and-desist letter sent by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials said using the vehicle for that purpose “puts the safety of children and others at risk.” Since the order, the shuttle has stopped its three-block...
Elon Musk Discusses Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence
Posted on Jul 19, 2017 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Elon Musk Discusses Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence
At the recently held National Governors Association meeting, Elon Musk told U.S. governors that artificial intelligence is a “fundamental existential risk for human civilization”—far beyond existing concerns about the impact of automation on the U.S. job market. Specifically, he raised concerns about the way that regulation for new technologies has been reactive rather than proactive,...
