Tag: Driverless Cars
CTV Canada: Driverless Car Death Highlights Need for Greater Oversight, Consumer Watchdog Says
Consumer Watchdog Calls for National Moratorium on Robot Car Testing After Self-Driving Uber Kills Arizona Woman
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called for a national moratorium on robot car testing on public highways, after an Arizona woman was killed...
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Consumer Watchdog Joins Coalition Demanding DOT Exercise Strong Oversight of Robot Cars
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog has joined a broad coalition representing public health and safety professionals, bicyclists, pedestrians, smart growth advocates, consumers, environmentalists, law...
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Consumer Watchdog Warns Driverless Cars Not Ready
Latest DMV Report Shows Robot Cars Not Safe Without Human Behind the Wheel
SANTA MONICA, CA – New reports required by the California Department of Motor Vehicles from companies testing robot cars on the state’s public roads show...
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Tesla Autopilot Crash Highlights Issues with Driverless Cars, says Consumer Watchdog
Consumer Watchdog Warns DMV Adopted GM Robot Car Rule Language Exceeds Its Authority
SANTA MONICA, CA – Language adopted from a General Motors suggestion by the California Department of Motor Vehicles in its revised proposed autonomous vehicle regulations...
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Google Must Release Robot Car Safety Record Before Using Riders as Guinea Pigs
SANTA MONICA, CA – Waymo, must publicly release key information about its robot cars’ driving records in Arizona before it turns the vehicles loose on...
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Consumer Watchdog Tells California DMV: Revised Robot Car Rules Are a “License to Kill”
Revised proposed California regulations covering the deployment of autonomous vehicles amount to a “license to kill” because they provide no enforceable safety standards and new amendments would...
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NTSB Finding That Tesla’s Autopilot Played Key Role in Deadly Florida Crash Shows Need for Enforceable Federal Safety Standards
SANTA MONICA, CA – The National Transportation Safety Board’s finding that Tesla’s Autopilot shares the blame for a fatal crash with a truck in Florida...
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New Federal Robot Car Guidelines Threaten Highway Safety, Consumer Watchdog Warns
SANTA MONICA, CA – The new Federal autonomous vehicle policy released today poses a threat to highway safety, Consumer Watchdog warned and the nonpartisan nonprofit...
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