Atlanta Tests Self-Driving Vehicle In The Heart Of The City
ATLANTA — The city of Atlanta tested a self-driving vehicle on one of its busiest streets Thursday. The test on North Avenue in the city’s...
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Self-Driving Vehicle Policy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Automakers and their advocates have been busy in the halls of Congress and Department of Transportation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that will...
Consumer Watchdog Tells Google, Facebook Executives to Testify on Internet Law and Not Hide
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called upon the executives of Google and Facebook to testify at a Senate hearing next week – rather...
U.S. to Let Automakers Self-Police Self-Driving Car Development
The U.S. Transportation Department unveiled a new policy that permits companies developing autonomous vehicles to self-police the technology’s safety, a move that drew plaudits from...
New Driverless Car Guidelines Don’t Provide Much Guidance
The government doesn’t want to stand in the way of autonomous vehicles. That’s the biggest message to emerge from the Trump administration’s newly updated guidelines...
Conservatives, Liberals Unite Against Silicon Valley
The fading of the tech industry’s bipartisan glow in Washington puts it at risk for tighter regulations The days of unqualified praise from Washington are...
How Badly Did Equifax Mishandle Its Data Breach?
Listen to story: mp3 (Duration: 21:06 — 19.3MB) FEATURING JAMIE COURT – The oldest credit reporting company in the US, Equifax announced this...
Feds Aim to Streamline Autonomous Car Development
New initiative paves the way for further development, but concerns remain In an effort to speed development of autonomous vehicle technology, the US Department of...
Feds Move Driverless Safety Assessments To Honor System
Ann Arbor — President Donald Trump’s administration is doing away with an Obama-era policy that could have required automakers to submit safety assessments showing their...
Consumer Watchdog Praises 21st Century Fox for Backing Amendment to Internet Law to Stop Online Sex Trafficking
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today praised 21st Century Fox for joining Tech giant Oracle and CoStar Group in supporting a bipartisan Congressional effort...
U.S. Updates Self-Driving Car Guidelines
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Trump administration is updating safety guidelines for self-driving cars in an attempt to clear barriers for automakers and tech companies...
Trump Administration Unveils Gguidelines On Self-Driving Cars
The Trump administration released new guidelines on Tuesday designed to promote the development of self-driving cars. “Our country is on the verge of one of...