The Department of Transportation on Monday announced eight states that have signed on as the first participants in a new initiative designed to improve the safety of automated driving systems.
A study published by researchers from IDC Herzliya claims that vehicles need to be designed around the personality of the user to successfully penetrate the market.
A U.S. senator on Friday urged Tesla to rename its driver-assistance system currently known as Autopilot, alleging that the driver-assistance setup is "inherently misleading" and is subject to potentially dangerous misuse.
Authorities are investigating why a driverless bus struck a pedestrian in Vienna, an incident that caused minor injuries yet stopped Austrian trials regarding the technology.
A recent study found that, for the most part, drivers use the technology where it was intended, though they may not be using it enough to have a measurable effect on safety.