recently launched a software update to its existing Tesla cars that allowed them to be autonomous in some select situations

Source: www.neowin.net

The big story is less about Tesla being semi-autonomous, but more the fact the owner can “download” these features. All the other car companies crave this elusive capability in their fleets.

FCA will initially design and engineer around 100 vehicles uniquely built for Google’s self-driving technology

Source: safecarnews.com

If every carmaker contributes 100 vehicles, we could have say, 1000 cars on the road doing the testing? Is that enough?

The medium-to-long-term impact on the insurance industry is likely to be significant

Source: safecarnews.com

It’s great to see auto insurers starting to plan for more ADAS features, I think consumers will expect a discount.

Deploying a vehicle today without a steering wheel, brake, accelerator and a human driver capable of intervening when something goes wrong is not merely foolhardy. It is dangerous,

Source: safecarnews.com

I guess they don’t like the bubble car with just a stop button.