Automated Driving News Updates

Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Automated Steering Shows Progress

What is the outlook for automated steering in big trucks?

December 13, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

New Car Ratings Include How They Make Drivers Stay Alert

DETROIT — Two organizations that influence many Americans’ automobile-buying decisions will begin rating vehicles on how well they track behavior of motorists who use partially automated driver-assist systems.

January 21, 2022
Government, Technology, Autonomous

Connecticut Plan Outlines Strategies for Connected, Automated Vehicles

Autonomous delivery services — and the challenges they present — are included as a consideration in the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s recently released strategic plan for connected and automated vehicles.

April 1, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

While Self-Driving Car Hype Decelerates, Automated Trucks Grab Attention at CES

LAS VEGAS — Even as automated vehicle developers tamped down inflated expectations for fully self-driving passenger cars at CES 2020, several companies continued to tout the market potential for highly automated commercial vehicles.

March 6, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla to Face Fresh Autopilot Scrutiny After Company Snubs NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board on Feb. 25 will convene its second hearing on a fatal crash involving Tesla Inc.’s automated driver-assist technology, even though the pioneering automaker hasn’t filed formal responses to recommendations stemming from the first one more than two years ago.

February 24, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Congressional Policymakers Drafting Autonomous Vehicles Bill

WASHINGTON — Long-awaited legislation that would set a federal regulatory framework for automated vehicles is being drafted by transportation leaders in Congress, the chairman of the Senate panel with jurisdiction over freight affairs confirmed Nov. 20.

November 20, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

FMCSA Seeking Public Comment on Rules for Automated Commercial Vehicles

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment through May 10 on regulations that may need to be updated, modified or eliminated to “facilitate the safe introduction of automated driving systems for commercial motor vehicles.”

March 28, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

Chao Tells Automated Vehicle Summit DOT “3.0” Guidance Could Be Issued in Early Summer

WASHINGTON — Updated federal guidance for manufacturers and states seeking to deploy self-driving vehicles could be released as early as summer, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told hundreds of executives attending the automated vehicle policy summit here.

March 1, 2018
Government, Technology, Autonomous

DOT Schedules March 1 Listening Session on Automated Vehicles

Executives from the commercial and passenger transportation industries will have an opportunity to recommend policy directives to federal officials during a forum the U.S. Department of Transportation will host March 1.

February 22, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 11: That Truck Is Driving Itself

Super smart robot trucks capable of communicating with other robot trucks while they haul freight along highways, without a driver, is no longer science fiction.

September 11, 2017