Autonomous Vehicles May Create More Jobs Than Can Be Filled
Posted on Jan 22, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on Autonomous Vehicles May Create More Jobs Than Can Be Filled
According to research from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Detroit Mobility Lab (DML), self-driving and electric cars will help create more than 100,000 US mobility industry jobs in the coming decade, including up to 30,000 jobs for engineers with degrees in computer-related subjects. But the demand could be as much as six times the expected number of such graduates,...
New Autonomous Vehicle Coalition to Educate the Public
Posted on Jan 10, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on New Autonomous Vehicle Coalition to Educate the Public
A diverse group of automakers, non-profits and other industry stakeholders have launched a new coalition dedicated to educating the public and policymakers about the safety benefits of advanced vehicle technologies and self-driving vehicles. The National Safety Council and Audi of America are co-chairing the coalition, which is known as Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE)....
NHTSA Streamlines Autonomous Vehicle Approvals
Posted on Dec 20, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NHTSA Streamlines Autonomous Vehicle Approvals
On December 18, 2018, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it issued a final regulation streamlining the review process. NHTSA eliminated a requirement that calls for the agency to determine that a petition is complete before publishing a summary for public comment. Deputy NHTSA Administrator Heidi King said in a statement that the “rule improves both the...
Autonomous Trucks Could Radically Transform US Logistics Within a Decade
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Autonomous Trucks Could Radically Transform US Logistics Within a Decade
McKinsey & Company, a global logistics think tank based in the United States and Europe, predicts that in about eight years autonomous trucks with no humans on board could be routinely operating in North America. That finding is the first of a five-part report on near-term technological disruption in global logistics. The report’s look at autonomous truck trends notes that trucking...
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...
