AUTOMAKERS PLEDGE TO MAKE AUTOMATIC BRAKING STANDARD
Posted on Mar 17, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on AUTOMAKERS PLEDGE TO MAKE AUTOMATIC BRAKING STANDARD
Nearly all automakers have pledged to make automatic emergency braking standard on all models by 2022. Automatic braking systems exert control and stop vehicles without driver intervention in emergency situations. This technology is an improvement on many current systems that simply warn drivers of a pending collision. By the end of 2016, regulators will revamp the star rated...
Sutherland Class Action Report: 2010-2015
Posted on Mar 16, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sutherland Class Action Report: 2010-2015
Over the last decade, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a string of opinions with profound implications for the enforceability of arbitration provisions and class action waivers in consumer contracts. These decisions, the most recent of which was issued in December 2015, will continue to impact a wide range of businesses and industries for the foreseeable future, including the automotive...
NHTSA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Posted on Mar 16, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NHTSA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that it will hold a pair of public meetings to gather input as it develops guidelines for automated vehicle technology. The meetings, to be held in Washington, D.C. and California, will seek to gather information on several issues related to the safe operation of automated vehicles. The meetings are part of the NHTSA’s...
WILL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BE AT RISK TO HACKING?
Posted on Mar 16, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on WILL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BE AT RISK TO HACKING?
Vehicle hacking has become a serious concern in the wake of several high profile hacks like the 2015 hack of a Jeep Cherokee conducted by Wired Magazine. Mikko Hypponen, a Finnish security expert with the firm F-Secure, warns that hacking could present an even bigger threat to autonomous vehicles. Hypponen believes that as self-driving cars become more widespread hackers will...
FORD TESTS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN WINTER WEATHER
Posted on Mar 16, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on FORD TESTS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN WINTER WEATHER
Ford recently announced that they are the first automaker to test fully autonomous vehicles in winter weather, including snow – a major step toward fully autonomous driving. Inclement weather, and in particular snow, has proven to be an issue for autonomous vehicles as the vehicles learn to process surrounding environments obscured by weather conditions. Ford’s fully autonomous...
