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Waymo May Offer Robotaxis for Personal Ownership in Future
Alphabet's Waymo self-driving taxis may be available for people to own in the future, CEO Sundar Pichai said on Thursday, just as electric vehicle maker Tesla gears up to roll out robotaxis this year ...
North Dakota First to Enact Law Shielding Roundup’s Maker From Some Cancer Lawsuits
A new first-of-its-kind law enacted in North Dakota could shield agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause ...
California Proposes Allowing Self-Driving Heavy-Duty Truck Testing
The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Friday it is proposing to allow testing of self-driving heavy-duty trucks and other large vehicles on state public roads. California currently allows ...
Insuring Emerging Risks in Era of Rapid Technological Change
The casualty insurance industry is currently facing an almost unprecedented number of large litigations that could drive insured losses into the tens of billions of ...
American Corporations Boost Security Spending After UnitedHealth Murder
U.S. corporations have been ramping up their security spending, but following the murder of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson that expenditure is set to rise further in 2025 as more companies see ...
New Rules for Reporting Self-Driving Crashes Could Benefit Tesla the Most
Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary. The ...
Draft Memo Indicates FEMA Plan Requires Nearly All Staff Be Deployed
The U.S. agency that manages disasters plans to require nearly all employees, including full-time headquarters and regional staff, to be deployed to emergency zones, according to a draft memo to ...
750,000 Takata Airbags Replaced in 12 Months; 5.7M Cars Still At Risk
More than a decade since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a nationwide recall of Takata airbags, 5.7 million vehicles across the U.S. still carry these defective ...