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Privacy Advocates Urge EU And FTC To Probe Google Location Tracking By Wendy Davis, MEDIAPOST November 27, 2018 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/328565/privacy-advocates-urge-eu-and-ftc-to-probe-google.html Google tricks people…
Nov 27, 2018
Consumer Groups Urge FTC To Investigate Google Over Location Tracking By Emily Birnbaum, THE HILL November 27, 2018 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/418412-consumer-groups-urges-ftc-to-investigate-google-over-location-tracking A coalition of…
Nov 27, 2018
Is Silicon Valley Ready For Fully Autonomous Waymo Vehicles? By Levi Sumagaysay, THE MERCURY NEWS November 27, 2018 Is Silicon Valley ready…
Nov 27, 2018
Waymo Presses Ahead On Driverless Testing Consumer watchdogs warn regulation falls short By Mark Noack, MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE November 21, 2018 Waymo…
Nov 21, 2018
L.A. City Councilman Says LADWP Ratepayer Advocate Has ‘Failed’ By Contributing Editors, MYNEWSLA.COM November 21, 2018 L.A. City Councilman Says LADWP Ratepayer…
Nov 21, 2018
Congress Considers Extending Electric Vehicle Tax Credits, Approval Of Self-Driving Cars By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS November 20, 2018 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2018/11/20/driverless-electric-vehicle-bills-face-lame-duck-rush/1991341002/ Washington — With…
Nov 20, 2018
California Utility Gets Reassurance on Wildfire Liability By Ivan Penn and Peter Eavis, THE NEW YORK TIMES November 16, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/business/energy-environment/pge-stock-price-california-fires.html After…
Nov 16, 2018
Consumer Groups Warns CA DMV that Waymo Self-Certification & Insurance Aren’t Enough By Bryan Jonston, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS By November 15,…
Nov 15, 2018
Audi’s Autonomous Driving Cup: A Big Deal For Small Cars By Rene Tellers, 2025AD.com November 13, 2018 https://www.2025ad.com/the-week-in-ad/2018-11/audi-autonomous-driving-cup/ Audi prepares for its…
Nov 13, 2018
Safety Groups Hope For More Robot Car Regs If Dems Win By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS November 1, 2018 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2018/11/01/safety-groups-hope-more-robot-car-regs-if-dems-win/1831429002/ Washington — Safety…
Nov 1, 2018
Ford, Baidu Ink Autonomous Test Deal in China as Waymo Starts in California Despite Protests Disparate reactions to autonomous vehicle testing. By…
Nov 1, 2018
EDITORIAL: Pickel Is A Ratepayer Advocate Who Doesn’t Relish Advocacy By Editorial Board, LOS ANGELES TIMES November 1, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-ratepayer-advocate-pickel-20181101-story.html Suspicious of…
Nov 1, 2018
Google Spinoff To Test Truly Driverless Cars In California; Consumer Group Protests By Staff & Wire Reports, WRAL TECH WIRE October 31,…
Oct 31, 2018
Google Spinoff To Test Truly Driverless Cars In California By Micahel Liedtke, ASSOCIATED PRESS October 30, 2018 https://apnews.com/877c2fcbd21d4fa2874412797d7696e2 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) –…
Oct 31, 2018
Waymo Gets California’s OK For Human-Free Driving Tests As Robo-Car Skepticism Rises By Alan Ohnsman, FORBES October 30, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2018/10/30/waymo-gets-californias-ok-for-human-free-driving-tests-amid-robo-car-skepticism/#48190fc83339 With Waymo…
Oct 30, 2018
Consumer Watchdog Warns of Dangers of Driverless Cars without Human Backup Drivers in the Vehicles By Lynn Walford, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS…
Oct 30, 2018
FTC Pushed to Investigate Marketing in Android Kids Apps Groups say some in-app ad elements are deceptive By John Eggerton, MULTICHANNEL NEWS…
Oct 30, 2018
Consumer Watchdogs Call On FTC To Investigate Kids Apps More than 20 consumer advocacy groups are calling on the US government body…
Oct 30, 2018