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Pedestrian Reprogramming Considered to Prepare for Self-Driving Cars

You’re crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the months after the first pedestrian death attributed to an autonomous vehicle and amid growing concerns that artificial intelligence capable of …

Toyota Exec Will Urge State Self-Driving Car Regulation Moratorium

A senior Toyota Motor Corp. executive is urging the federal government to keep states from setting their own autonomous vehicle rules, something carmakers say could threaten the emerging industry with a patchwork of contradictory regulations. “A clear and unequivocal statutory …

Old Michigan Plant Will be Driverless Car Test Site

A defunct General Motors plant in Ypsilanti Township that once pumped out World War II-era bombers is on track to become an autonomous car testing facility after a state board unanimously approved a nearly $3 million grant to get the …