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N.Y. Sen. Schumer Urges Privacy Guidelines for Car-Tracking Technology
New York Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on federal regulators to set guidelines to protect consumers as car companies collect personal information through “smart car” technology and sell it to third...
View ArticleDriven to Praise After Testing Google’s Driverless Car
The car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn’t lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about the drive was that it was utterly unremarkable. This isn’t damning with faint praise....
View ArticleCiting Lives Saved, Regulators Prepare to Mandate Talking Car Technology
The U.S. Transportation Department moved forward on writing rules that may mandate automakers’ use of talking-car technology, saying more than a thousand lives a year might be saved on the nation’s...
View Article2017 Cadillacs to Feature Hands-Free Driving, V2V Technology
General Motors Co., the largest U.S. automaker, will introduce a Cadillac model in two years that can travel on the highway without the driver holding the steering wheel or putting a foot on a pedal....
View ArticleForeign Accents Drive Smart Cars’ Voice Technology Crazy
Colin and Rachel Britton have a failure to communicate when they slip into their $95,000 Mercedes GL500. Not with each other, with their car. Its voice recognition system is dumbfounded by their...
View ArticleHow Much Will Drivers Pay for High-Tech Devices?
A majority of U.S. drivers are willing to pay as much as $1,499 to have high-tech entertainment and safety devices in their vehicles as consumers demand more connectivity, according to a Harris Poll....
View ArticleU.S. Pushes for Collision Prevention Technology on All New Cars, Trucks
U.S. safety officials this week called on automakers to begin installing collision avoidance systems in all new passenger and commercial vehicles, saying existing technology could save lives and avoid...
View ArticleFully Self-Driving Cars Still 15 Years Down the Road: Supplier
The technology to make cars fully autonomous probably won’t be established until at least 2030, according to the top supplier for the world’s biggest automaker. The auto industry will take intermediate...
View Article‘Smart City’ Pilot Project to Test Tools Aimed at Reducing Accidents
The U.S. Transportation Department and NXP Semiconductors NV are joining forces in a pilot project to use communication technology to reduce congestion and speed traffic, they said on Friday. The...
View ArticleOlder Drivers Favor High-Tech Auto Features
High-tech safety features have jumped to a high priority for older U.S. car-shoppers, who want to keep their freedom of mobility, a study released Tuesday reports. Among Americans 50 and up who plan to...
View ArticleProbe of Tesla Crash to Address Broader Safety Issues of Automation in Cars
For years, U.S. investigators have been calling for more automation on motor vehicles, such as sensors that slam on the brakes to prevent a crash. At the same time, the National Transportation Safety...
View ArticleSafety Advocates Frustrated that Accident-Prevention Technologies Remain...
Computerized sensors that warn drivers they’re about to rear-end another vehicle or prevent other types of accidents are available on models made by every major auto manufacturer. The problem,...
View ArticleNext Big Car Safety Feature Could be This Smartphone Camera App
Drivers in San Francisco, Manhattan and Tel Aviv may soon have another safety tool at their disposal: a mobile app that alerts them to dangers ahead in the road. Nexar Ltd., an Israeli startup whose...
View ArticleStudies Show Automated Car Safety Technologies Are Preventing Crashes
Safety systems to prevent cars from drifting into another lane or that warn drivers of vehicles in their blind spots are beginning to live up to their potential to significantly reduce crashes,...
View ArticleSmart Car Makers See Safety Enhancements Turning Into Revenue Opportunities
As vehicles get smarter, your car will be keeping eyes on you. This week at CES, the international consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, a host of startup companies will demonstrate to global...
View ArticleSafety Sharing Economy: Toyota Offers Its Driver Assistance Technology to...
Toyota Motor Corp. — in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business — has decided to share with rivals an automated safety system that uses self-driving technology to keep cars from crashing. The...
View ArticleData-Deprived Auto Insurers Cautious About Discounts for Advanced Safety...
Automakers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes, but insurance companies are waving a caution flag at consumers eyeing discounts for buying collision-avoiding brakes or...
View ArticleReplacing Car Mirrors With High-Tech Cameras May be Closer Than It Appears
Drivers in the U.S. may one day no longer have to crane their necks to check their blind spots if regulators agree to let high-tech cameras and screens replace the humble side-view mirror. The National...
View ArticleHow Big Tech Hopes to Turn Cars into Connected Revenue Machines
Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for your car. With the widespread...
View ArticlePutting Autonomous Driving Back on the Road: Roundtable
The self-driving car was a dream deferred even before the Covid-19 outbreak brought the U.S. economy to a standstill. By early 2020, plans to launch robotaxi services had been pushed back or scaled...
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