Economy Jun 29 U.S. agency orders automated vehicle makers to report crashes The move Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates the agency is taking a tougher stance on automated vehicle safety than in the past. By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Nation Mar 17 U.S. revises passenger safety rules for autonomous vehicles The proposed regulation would apply front passenger seat protection standards to the traditional driver’s seat of an autonomous vehicle, rather than safety requirements that are specific to the driver’s seat, the agency said. By Tom Krishner, Associated Press
Science Feb 06 U.S. lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules For the first time, the U.S. government has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn't meet safety standards that apply to cars and trucks driven by humans. By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Nation Sep 20 Obama administration clears roadblocks to autonomous vehicles in new advisory One self-driving technology expert said the overall tenor of the White House's new guidance signaled that the federal government truly has embraced autonomous driving. By JOAN LOWY AND JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press
Jul 18 What NASA could teach Tesla about the limits of autopilot By John Pavlus, Scientific American Decades of research have already warned about the human attention span in automated cockpits. Continue reading
Jun 23 People want self-driving cars to value passenger safety over pedestrians, study says By Julia Griffin Researchers find a moral inconsistency around self-driving vehicles that could present roadblocks to greater public safety. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Lab using RC cars to build a better autonomous vehicle By PBS News Hour Continue watching