
Silicon Valley veteran Laura Merling will service as vice president of autonomous vehicle solutions for subsidiary Ford Smart Mobility.
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In his keynote address at the 2016 Fleet Technology Expo, the director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Vehicle Research and Test Center provided an overview of vehicle safety technologies, covering systems that have recently been introduced to the market as well as technologies currently being developed, such as autonomous vehicles.
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In response to recently released federal guidelines, the state DMV softens its stance on future testing of driverless cars.
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A new study from Kelley Blue Book underscores the dilemma for many drivers – they want greater safety but they don’t want to relinquish control.
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Volkswagen unveiled the I.D., a compact EV that is the first in a new fleet of electric vehicles from the automaker, which was announced at the Paris Motor Show.
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The new guidelines include a 15-point safety assessment framework that provides vehicle performance standards for manufacturers and developers.
Read More →The cost of insuring an autonomous vehicle should fall 20% below current levels and may fall by as much as 40% by 2050, according to a new report from insurance analyst Aon Benfield.
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Ford Motor Co. plans to sell a fully autonomous car to the public by the middle of the 2020 decade, after it plans to supply a fully autonomous vehicle to ride-hailing companies, the company told Automotive Fleet.
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Ford plans to produce a fully autonomous vehicle for commercial operation by 2021, as part of a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' agreement with Google to test self-driving technology in the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan may pave the way for greater acceptance of autonomous driving if the companies can get past legal barriers, fleet industry sources said.
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