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This insurance CEO says fully autonomous cars still ‘decades away’
August 23, 2019 by Greg MeckbachVehicle makers continue to add autonomous features but not everyone thinks that fully self-driving cars are coming any time soon. “I don’t buy into the autonomous vehicle thing. That is decades away, quite frankly,” Steve Smith, president and chief executive…
This aspect of automated vehicle technology is confusing your clients
May 28, 2019 by Greg MeckbachIs it your client’s fault if they got into an accident in a partly-automated vehicle because they failed to understand exactly what the car’s computer could and could not do? “I’m sure it will be fought in court battles over…
How this province is handling autonomous vehicle testing
February 21, 2019 by Greg MeckbachThe Ontario government wants to expand testing of autonomous vehicles in the province. “Our government is taking active steps to open the door for expanded testing related to connected and autonomous vehicles in Ontario,” Michael Parsa, parliamentary assistant to the…
Uber autonomous vehicle testing resumes in Toronto
December 20, 2018 Ian Bickis - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Uber Technologies Inc. says its self-driving vehicles have returned to the streets of Toronto in a modified program after it halted testing earlier this year when one of its autonomous vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.…
How to limit autonomous vehicle liability disputes
September 11, 2018 by Jason ContantLegislation on autonomous vehicles needs to be ironed out well in advance of these vehicles becoming mainstream to prevent insurance payout disputes before an injured party receives compensation, an insurance lawyer said recently. Jonathan Grnak, an insurance lawyer with Danson…
Where Canada should look for regulation on autonomous vehicles
September 10, 2018 by Jason ContantCanadian provinces seeking guidance on addressing liability issues of autonomous vehicles could look to the United Kingdom as an example, an insurance lawyer told Canadian Underwriter Friday. The UK has a bill in the reading stages that, if passed, would…
Human driver distracted before fatal autonomous Uber crash
June 22, 2018 Tom Krisher and Jacques Billeaud - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPHOENIX – The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show “The Voice” and looking downward just before fatally striking a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix, according to a police report. The 300-page report released Thursday…
Pilotless planes on the horizon if public acceptance grows, say experts
January 26, 2018 Ross Marowits - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Canadians may not be quite ready to fly on a pilotless aircraft but technological advances in self-driving vehicles are already opening the door to autonomous commercial flight, an increasingly attractive prospect for industry players facing a dearth of…