San Francisco Start-Up Developing Driverless Trucks
Posted on May 17, 2016 in Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on San Francisco Start-Up Developing Driverless Trucks
A new start-up, made up of employees from Google, Apple, and Tesla, is focused on getting autonomous trucks on the roads. The company, Otto, is equipping trucks with software, sensors, lasers, and cameras, with the intent that the big rigs will eventually navigate U.S. highways autonomously. Otto has been testing in Nevada because California regulations permitting driverless vehicle...
Parts Manufacturer Delphi Joins Automaker Cybersecurity Group
Posted on May 12, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Parts Manufacturer Delphi Joins Automaker Cybersecurity Group
Delphi Automotive PLC, an automotive parts manufacturer, announced this week that it has joined the Automotive Information and Sharing Analysis Center, the automotive industry’s hub for addressing cyber-security threats to connected vehicles. The Center counts a majority of U.S. automakers, including General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, among its members and was formed to enable the...
GM and Lyft Plan to Test Self-Driving Taxis in 2017
Posted on May 11, 2016 in Insurance Developments and Trends, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on GM and Lyft Plan to Test Self-Driving Taxis in 2017
General Motors and Lyft have announced plans to roll out a fleet of self-driving taxis in an unidentified urban area in 2017. The plan, part of ongoing tests of GM’s automated driving technology, is the culmination of GM’s $500 million dollar investment in Lyft and $1 billion dollar acquisition of Cruise Automation Inc., a San Francisco based automated-driving technology developer. ...
New Jersey Senate Considers Regulations for Ride Sharing Companies
Posted on May 10, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on New Jersey Senate Considers Regulations for Ride Sharing Companies
A bill was recently introduced in the New Jersey state senate that would impose new safety standards for ride sharing companies, like Uber and Lyft, operating in New Jersey. The bill, the Transportation Network Company Safety and Regulatory Act, would require background checks for all ride share drivers to be performed by the state police and would require that all drivers maintain at...
