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Senate committee stresses need for autonomous framework

A senate hearing put federal rules, or the lack thereof, in the spotlight as autonomous vehicles spread. Find out what ...

Waymo Exec Reveals Company Uses Remote Workers in the Philippines to Assist Autonomous Vehicles

The company's chief safety officer testified before lawmakers on Wednesday, Feb. 4, less than two weeks after a child was hit ...

Tesla engineering VP Lars Moravy urges Ted Cruz-led Senate Commerce Committee to build federal self-driving framework: 'We must modernize'

Tesla Inc.'s TSLA Engineering VP, Lars Moravy, has urged the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), to establish a federal framework for autonomous vehicles in the U.S. Federal ...

Self-driving car industry 'trying to overcome human error,' asks for new federal standards

Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wy., said she is "super excited" about autonomous vehicles and the protections they could afford ...

Who should regulate autonomous vehicles?

A proposed bill would put all authority with the feds, and disenfranchise the states ...

Self-driving Waymo cars could soon hit Portland’s streets under proposed Oregon bill

With the same level of ease as ordering an Uber or Lyft, Oregonians may soon be able to ride in self-driving cars or get ...
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Waymo's Safety Record and Autonomous Vehicle Legislation: A Crucial Juncture

Waymo is set to appear before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee to defend its safety record amid federal investigations into safety incidents involving its self-driving vehicles. As the autonomous ...
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R Street Testimony in Opposition to VA HB 1124, autonomous vehicle human operator requirement

Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute In OPPOSITION to House Bill 1124, “Autonomous vehicles; operation, requirements, civil penalties, reports.” February 5, 2026 House ...