Latest Autonomous Vehicles Headlines

All the headlines from our Autonomous Vehicles Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Self-Driving Cars Could Be on U.S. Roads by 2020

Sep 4 2013 // Cars that drive themselves could be on U.S. roads by the end of this decade. But don’t take your foot off the pedal just yet. Automakers, universities and others are at various stages in the development of autonomous...

Federal Safety Officials Look to Accelerate Self-Driving Cars, Vehicle Technologies

May 30 2013 // Self-driving cars being developed by Google Inc. and some automakers are getting a lift from U.S. auto-safety regulators eager to accelerate automation that they predict could prevent many crashes. Transportation...

Worker’s Comp Reforms, Portable Persistency Top West’s 2012 Headlines

Dec 31 2012 // Dec. 21, 2012 came and went and the apocalypse was so lackluster as to be forgotten among the year’s myriad headlines. Now that we are all well and good, and past doomsday, here are Insurance Journal’s best...

Calif. Governor Green Lights Driverless Cars

Sep 26 2012 // California took the fast lane to the future on Tuesday when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that lets self-driving cars onto public roads. Brown rode to the signing ceremony at Google Inc. headquarters in the passenger seat...

Road Tests of ‘Talking’ Cars Underway

Aug 21 2012 // Nearly 3,000 cars, trucks and buses that can “talk” began traveling the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan today as part of a year-long safety pilot project by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The vehicles...

The End of the Road for Auto Insurance

Aug 20 2012 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 20, 2012. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....

Future Impact of Self-Driving Cars Would Be Big: Study

Aug 15 2012 // Consulting firm KPMG and the Center for Automotive Research in Michigan released a report this month about how close the industry is to rolling out self-driving cars. They see the first such vehicles hitting showrooms in...

Driving Toward a Future Without Humans Behind the Wheel

Aug 15 2012 // It’s been more than half a century since some of the first concept cars boasting self-driving features were presented to the world and they’re still not on the roads. But many auto executives say the industry...

Nevada Issues First Autonomous Vehicle Test License to Google

May 8 2012 // The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has approved an application for a license by Google Inc. to test autonomous vehicles on Nevada public roads, DMV announced this week. It is the first license issued in the United...

Nevada Approves Regulations for Self-Driving Cars

Mar 5 2012 // Nevada is becoming the first of the U.S. states to regulate self-driving vehicles on its roadways. The state’s legislative commission has approved regulations that were vetted by car manufacturers, insurance...

Nevada Approves Regulations For Self-Driving Cars

Feb 17 2012 // Nevada is becoming the first of the U.S. states to regulate self-driving vehicles on its roadways. The state’s legislative commission on Wednesday approved regulations that were vetted by car manufacturers, insurance...