«We will resume
testing on public roads in a few weeks, once these three systems have been more closely aligned,» the spokesman said.
As a minimum, when approving automated
vehicle testing on public roads, manufacturers must accept that software in their vehicles attracts the same liability as the physical components of the vehicle.
That's primarily because each company is at a different stage in its self - driving development and has performed different levels
of testing on public roads.
The proposal is a significant update to the state's self - driving car regulations adopted in 2014, which
allow testing on public roads only if a driver is inside the vehicle.
There's little doubt that self - driving cars will ultimately save lives and will need to be
safely tested on public roads, but with sufficient federal regulation and oversight of the technology.
As the German - owned British luxury automaker continues with its development globally, the 2018 Rolls - Royce Phantom has been
spied testing on the public roads by BimmerToday reader Steffen.
Waymo, Google parent Alphabet's self - driving unit, has gathered some 4 million miles in road tests, and is now planning to roll out a driverless ride - hailing service this year in Phoenix, Ariz., one of the earliest states to allow self -
driving tests on public roads.
Based on the Model S sedan, the larger crossover design has been
seen testing on public roads, though its official launch date has been repeatedly postponed.
LANSING, Mich. (AP)-- Michigan would no longer require that someone be inside a self - driving car while
testing it on public roads under legislation passed unanimously Wednesday by the state Senate, where backers touted the measures as necessary to keep...
Livonia - based Roush Enterprises, for example, was chosen to build Google's self - driving car prototypes that are
now testing on public roads in Austin, Texas and near the company's headquarters in Silicon Valley.
Toyota Motor Corp and chipmaker Nvidia Corp have also suspended self - driving
car testing on public roads, as they and other companies await the results of an investigation into the Tempe incident, believed to be the first death of a pedestrian struck by a self - driving vehicle.
Sahiba Sindhu, a consumer advocate of Consumer Watchdog, expressed the groupâ $ ™ s stance on the idea of Waymoâ $ ™ s vehicles
testing on public roads without a human driver.
From all reports, it looks like the Lexus RX 450h that Google uses for
testing on public roads made a lane change and didn't notice a bus was speedy up slightly.
The first prototype test tires made with blends from dandelion - rubber are scheduled to be
tested on public roads over the next few years.
But in the company's view, «real -
world testing on public roads is essential both to gain public trust and improve the technology over time,» says Chelsea Kohler, an Uber spokesperson.
The company is likely testing its autonomous semi-truck technology behind closed doors and hopes to
test on public roads soon.
Cadillac, which has a major overhaul of its lineup on the way, plans to reveal new vehicles further in advance to allow for more
thorough testing on public roads.
Our spy photographers managed to snap some pictures of the upcoming Smart ForTwo Brabus
out testing on public roads, identified by its dual exhaust setup.
The next - generation Jaguar XF has been spied
testing on public roads once again ahead of its planned market introduction towards the end of 2015.
Until now, we only brought you spy shots of the next 4 - Series, but our spy photographers have just caught the 2 - Series
Convertible testing on public roads for the first time.
Being more concerned with economy than dynamics for this test drive, I didn't do any lane -
change tests on public roads and just enjoyed the rather boring 2 - hour highway cruise through the desert, past Mountain Pass and over the Nevada border.
Earlier in the month our spy photographers captured the sexy station
wagon testing on public roads, and now new images show the A6 Avant both inside and out.
Huang pushed back against those questions, arguing that any company developing autonomous vehicle technology should have
paused testing on public roads following the Uber crash.
Questions about the Uber crash and Nvidia's decision to suspend its autonomous vehicle
testing on public roads came up repeatedly at the company's GPU Technology Conference in San Jose this week.
California, the largest U.S. car market, plans to
allow testing on public roads of self - driving vehicles without human backup drivers by the end of the year, state officials said Friday.
Two types of testing will be reviewed for public roads: fully autonomous cars without a driver, and those with a qualified driver who could take control at any time, similar to laws in the US where driverless cars have been
tested on public roads since 2011 in some states.
The proposal comes a month after California's Department of Motor Vehicles said it would begin accepting applications for fully driverless cars to
start testing on public roads.