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‘Tesla on Autopilot’ is an important step toward preventing ‘19 of every 20 crashes on the road’ It’s not going to happen overnight. The process of abandoning how we’ve driven cars for more than 100 years and let go of the wheel, open up an e-book and trust that our computer-controlled, driverless, self-driving car …
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NHTSA Administrator predicts automated driverless vehicles ‘could potentially prevent or mitigate 19 of every 20 crashes on the road’ Highly anticipated “automated vehicle guidance” from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) “will issue soon,” said NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind in a July 20, 2016, speech. I’ve long recognized …
The question should not be whether driverless cars will be perfect. The question is will driverless cars be better – and safer – than humans? Hint: they will. Let’s talk about the recent fatality involving a Tesla Model S that was operating on auto pilot mode. The instant this occurred, many people were calling for …
SAFE calls for creating ‘U.S. Legal Liability Fund’ for self-driving car accidents, similar to compensation fund for vaccine injuries In light of the tragic news this week about the fatal crash of a Tesla driverless car, which resulted in the death of the car’s owner, the following question becomes even more pressing: Should there be a legal …
Driverless car laws make big advances by allowing road testing ‘without a human operator’ and driverless Uber-type services, but swerves around issue of liability for driverless car accidents More than two years ago, the Legislature changed the law to allow driverless cars to be driven on Michigan roads, but lawmakers said not a word about …
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Michigan Department of Transportation sees autonomous vehicles on our roads in the near future, but answers are still needed about crash risk and legal liability The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pressing down on the accelerator and moving forward to bring fully autonomous cars onto our roads in Michigan. At a recent House …
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Google self-driving car, while in ‘autonomous mode,’ gets in car accident with bus; assumed bus ‘would stop or slow’ to allow Google car to change lanes Does Google’s recent accident show that driverless, computer-driven cars might not really be ready for the road? Or does this crash with a bus show just how aggressive many …
Flawed USA Today column saying it ‘might make sense to let robo-drivers be less safe than humans’ raises ethical, insurance and liability issues for accident victims of autonomous cars While I’m a lawyer that helps people injured in automobile accidents, I look forward to the day when driverless cars replace human drivers. Make no mistake, …
A 32-acre site is the testing ground for autonomous cars, and our attorneys hope will help create a future without car accidents MCity, the world’s first controlled test center for self-driving, cars opened last week on a 32-acre site on the University of Michigan’s north campus. And it’s a game changer for the rapid development …
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