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U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to speed deployment of self-driving cars
September 7, 2017 Joan Lowy - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON – The House voted Wednesday to speed the introduction of self-driving cars by giving the federal government authority to exempt automakers from safety standards not applicable to the technology, and to permit deployment of up to 100,000 of the…
Flood insurance reform bill re-tabled in U.S. congress
March 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA bill aimed at increasing participation by the private sector in the flood insurance market in the United States was tabled Wednesday in the House of Representatives, a U.S. congressman from Florida announced. The Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization…
Auto executive warns U.S. Congress it will be ‘pretty hard’ to make autonomous vehicles ‘safe in all conditions’
February 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCompanies aiming to deploy autonomous vehicles in the next few years are “typically” referring to vehicles that are only autonomous under certain conditions, such as good weather, a Toyota executive suggested this week to a subcommittee of the United States…
U.S. Congress committee warned that autonomous vehicles could ‘pose an avenue for terrorism’
February 14, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe industry and regulators need to “think very broadly” around the cyber security of autonomous vehicles, and having autonomous cars operate in such a way that human drivers must be ready to take control can actually increase the risk of…