Internet-connected and driverless cars could be targets for hackers so the auto industry must ensure vehicles have built-in cyber security protection, a top U.S. Justice Department official said.
Zoox Inc., a relatively unknown startup with the goal of building fully autonomous vehicles, was granted permission by California to test self-driving cars on public roads in the state.
Despite a slow start of its own, usage-based insurance has shown how innovation and adoption accelerate rapidly once friction is removed from the equation.
Despite a slow start of its own, usage-based insurance has shown how innovation and adoption accelerate rapidly once friction is removed from the equation.
Existing U.S. laws pose few barriers to adoption of autonomous vehicle technology so long as cars and trucks stick with existing designs allowing humans to take control, the NHTSA said Friday.
An autonomous vehicle being tested by Google hit a bus earlier this month, the first time the company said its self-driving technology is partly to blame for an accident.