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Perspective: The US Legal System – An Impediment to Autonomous Vehicles (Video)

Technology often outpaces the legal system, but when it comes to autonomous vehicles, the speed of the technology’s development and the piecemeal evolution of the US legal system may create confusion on the road. In their videocast, Michael Nelson and Kymberly Kochis discuss the current state of autonomous vehicles, relevant legal developments, and the gaps in the legal framework that...

Google’s Autonomous Vehicle (At Least Partially) Responsible for Accident

In February, one of Google’s self-driving vehicles was involved in an accident with a city bus in Mountain View, California. Unlike the 17 previous accidents involving Google’s self-driving cars, this accident was at least partially the car’s fault. The accident occurred when the self-driving car was in the right lane, about to turn left. The car moved to the right sight of the lane,...

Perspective: The Evolution of 5G

The evolution of 5G wireless technology is expected to be completed sometime between 2018 and 2020, and the speed of 5G will be somewhere between 10 to 40 times faster than the current system, 4G.  5G will also carry a higher volume of data along with a faster pace.  But experts are concerned about the transmission range of the 5G network.  Enter Google once again with a potential...

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