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Senators Want to Sneak Safety Exemptions for Self-Driving Cars Into Law
A group of senators led by South Dakota Republican John Thune wants to let companies rush self-driving cars to market before any federal safety standards related to autonomous systems have been drafted.
July 17, 2018
Congress Can’t Let Self-Driving Car Makers Treat People as Guinea Pigs, Say Public Safety Watchdogs
A bill in Congress to allow large numbers of self-driving cars on American streets needs substantial revisions to protect people inside and outside of autonomous vehicles.
May 7, 2018
Car Companies Failed at Regulating Themselves. Why Would Autonomous Car Companies Be Different?
A system in which AV companies make the rules is going to fail.
April 2, 2018
Video of the Fatal Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Upends the Victim-Blaming Narrative
The backup driver was distracted. Sensors that are supposed to detect pedestrians failed.
March 22, 2018
NACTO’s Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines Could Help Chicago Avoid a Dystopian Future
How do we make sure self-driving technology leads to our city looking more like "The Jetsons" and less like "Blade Runner"?
November 9, 2017
Miami’s Future Should Be Transit and Walking, But the Mayor’s Focused on Robot Cars
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is in charge of executing an ambitious transit expansion plan -- but lately, in a spectacular example of missing the point, he's been talking up autonomous cars as the ultimate transportation solution.
May 26, 2017
Ex-CDOT Chief Klein Discusses Proposed Ban on Self-Driving Cars in Chicago
The 2016 National Shared Mobility Summit takes place in Chicago from October 17-19, bringing together leaders in the fields of bike-sharing, car-sharing, ride-sharing, microtransit and more, hosted by the Chicago-based Shared-Use Mobility Center. You can register for the event here and use the promo code STREETSBLOG to receive 10 percent off the cost of registration.
October 10, 2016
6 Principles to Make Self-Driving Cars Work for Cities, Not Against Them
Self-driving cars are coming, and maybe sooner than we think. But the question of how they will shape cities is still wide open. Could they lead to less traffic and parking as people stop owning cars and start sharing them? More sprawl as car travel becomes less of a hassle? More freedom to walk and bike on city streets, or less?
June 24, 2016