A committee of MPs has been told the government needs to speed up the production of legislation to govern the use of autonomous vehicles, but the biggest challenge is persuading the general public driverless cars and buses are safe to use. Siddartha Khastgir, head of verification and validation of connected and autonomous vehicles at the…
Convincing People of Safety Is Biggest Challenge With Driverless Vehicles, Experts Tells UK MPs
California Halts Pony.ai’s Driverless Testing Permit After Accident
SAN FRANCISCO—A California regulator on Monday said it has suspended a driverless testing permit for startup technology firm Pony.ai following an accident—the first time it has issued such a suspension. On Oct. 28, a Pony.ai vehicle operating in autonomous mode hit a road center divider and a traffic sign in Fremont after turning right, showed…
Nuro, 7-Eleven Launch California Autonomous Delivery Service With Safety Drivers
SAN FRANCISCO—Self-driving tech startup Nuro said on Wednesday it was rolling out California’s first commercial autonomous delivery service in partnership with 7-Eleven, a convenience store operator. Nuro and rivals such as Waymo are launching or planning to launch autonomous delivery services with regulatory approval in the United States, though the services are limited or not…
Russian Tech Firm Yandex to Test Self-Driving Taxis in Moscow This Year
MOSCOW—Adventurous Muscovites may soon be able to travel around parts of Moscow in driverless taxis as Russian tech giant Yandex plans to start testing the autonomous vehicles in the city this year, the company said on Wednesday. Yandex, which operates a raft of services from online search to food delivery, has been testing self-driving technology…
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