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Allstate CEO Sees Transport Advances Leading to Unrivaled Chance for Wealth Creation
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said the country's transportation network is highly inefficient, with vehicles sitting idle for most of the day, and that the ...
Mark Your Calendar: Ford Plans Driverless Ridesharing Car by 2021
Ford Motor Co., which put the world on wheels a century ago, is now taking the driver out of the driver's seat. The company said it plans to have a fully autonomous vehicle -- no steering wheel, no ...
Tesla May Deflect Autopilot Liability Due to Huge Data Collection Effort
The large volume of data Tesla Motors Inc collects from its cars on the road has armed it with information to publicly counter, and possibly legally defend, claims about the safety of its Autopilot ...
Self-Driving Cars Could Create Traffic Congestion Surge
Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much. Experts foresee robot ...
Connected Cars Seen Vulnerable to Terror Groups
Internet-connected and driverless cars could be targets for hackers—potentially including terrorists and hostile nations—so the automotive industry must ensure vehicles have built-in ...
Five Actions Auto Insurers Should Take to Thrive in the Autonomous Tech Boom
We are in the golden age of autonomous technology, with new car models rolling off the assembly line daily with state-of-the-art crash avoidance features. Innovations such as parallel-park assist, ...
Uber Wants to Buy Self-Driving Cars: Report
Ride-hailing service Uber has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars, an auto industry source said on Friday. "They wanted autonomous cars," the source, who ...
Driverless Cars May Go Nowhere Unless Congress Passes Nationwide Rules
A patchwork of state laws governing the operation of self-driving cars threatens to stall their development, supporters told lawmakers as U.S. senators began consideration of a national standard for ...