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Experts Warn Security and Privacy Issues Must Be Resolved Before Autonomous Cars Can Hit the Road
On September 26, California Governor Jerry Brown signed law SB 1298, which will allow self-driving cars on the Golden State’s roads. The Governor, as well as Google that has been testing the technology for some time now, announced that, under the new law, “science fiction becomes tomorrow’s realityâ€, to quote Brown. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, however, whose members account for 77 percent of all passenger car and light-truck sales in the U.S., believes that even though many carmakers like GM, VW and BMW are jumping on the autonomous vehicle bandwagon, there are still many unresolved issues.
“If the state’s intention is to promote autonomous vehicles, all the concerns –like liability- need to be properly addressed in advance, or we can expect a bumpy road aheadâ€, read a statement released by the Alliance.
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Google Brings Its Self-driving Prototypes To Texas
Google is heading to Texas for further development of its autonomous vehicle, after years of tests on the California roads. Read more »...
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Audi Is First Automaker To Gain Permit To Operate Driverless Vehicles In Nevada
Following in the footsteps of technology giant Google, Audi today became only the second company and the first in the automotive industry to be granted a license from Nevada that allows it to operate autonomous vehicles on the state’s public roads....
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Cadillac Jumps On The Driverless Bandwagon, Says Tech Could Be Ready For Production By 2015
These days, a number of automakers including Audi, Volkswagen and BMW are testing various semi-autonomous driving technologies. In fact, even internet giant Google has given it a shot, so it should not come to a surprise that GM's flagship brand...
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Gm Promises Semi-autonomous Cars By 2015 And Render Drivers Obsolete By The End Of The Decade
Carmakers are determined to put us, drivers, out of the equation of…actually driving their vehicles. Not forgetting Google's intensive lobbying, after VW and BMW, General Motors is the latest company to join the ranks of the autonomous vehicle...
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Robocarpocalypse Begins: Nevada Asks Dot To Draw Up Legislation For Driverless Cars
I can’t remember if there were self-driving cars in the third Terminator movie, though frankly I can’t remember anything other than that red leather and vinyl outfit Kristanna Loken was wearing. What were we talking about? Oh, yes, the...
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