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Near Collision for Two Self-Driving Cars, Passenger Says
Two self-driving prototype cars, one operated by Google Inc. and the other by Delphi Automotive Plc, had a close call on a Silicon Valley street earlier this week, a Delphi executive told Reuters ...
Allianz, Unipol Join With New U.K. Insurance Industry Startup ‘BootCamp’
Allianz, Unipol Group and other international insurance players are participating partners in a new "bootcamp" launched in the U.K. for industry startups. An underlying goal: to propel innovation, ...
Toyota Supplier: Autonomous Car Tech 15 Years From Full Launch
The technology to make cars fully autonomous probably won't be established until at least 2030, according to the top supplier for the world's biggest automaker. The auto industry will take ...
Verisk Division, IMS Team On Insurance Telematics Initiative
Verisk Insurance Solutions is linking up with Intelligent Mechatronic Systems in a strategic alliance designed to tap into the growing use of telematics in property/casualty auto insurance. The deal ...
Most Insurers Unprepared For Driverless Vehicles: KPMG Survey
A sizable majority of insurers aren't ready for the arrival of autonomous vehicles, even as their development and testing accelerates, KPMG determined in a new survey. The audit, tax and advisory ...
Malaysia’s Islamic Insurers Hope to Double Younger Audience by Going Digital
Malaysia's Islamic insurers are seeking to double policy holders in five years by investing more in digital technologies to attract a younger audience, according to the industry association's head. ...
Steering Wheels, Brakes Gone From Driverless Cars: Google’s Cerf
When Google started reporting accident statistics for its driverless cars in May, the technology giant learned something important that it has incorporated in the second iteration of its vehicles, ...
Willis: IT Costs Trump Cyber Concerns For Financial Services Firms
Rising costs for information technology infrastructure pose greater concerns for financial services firms than regulation or cyber attacks, a survey showed on Monday. IT costs came second only to ...