When Autonomous Cars Crash, Who’s at Fault?

The road to full automation will bring several lifetimes’ worth of work for lawyers. Somewhere way off in a future California, a line of 35 computer-driven cars is trundling up Interstate 5 in a tight, wind-cheating formation at 110 mph, each car a mere two...

Senate Bill to Clear Obstacles to Self-driving Cars Advances

Legislation that could help usher in a new era of self-driving cars advanced in Congress on Wednesday after the bill’s sponsors agreed to compromises to address some concerns of safety advocates. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved...

Hacking Risk is What Worries Americans Most with Driverless Cars

U.S. residents are “polarized” on whether to embrace driverless cars, according to a survey by insurer American International Group Inc. The 1,000 people polled were almost equally split on whether they were comfortable sharing the road with autonomous vehicles, with...

The Human-Robocar War For Jobs Is Finally On

A DAIS STUFFED with well-fed lawmakers sure doesn’t look like a battlefield, but make no mistake: The long-awaited war between self-driving vehicles and the humans they would replace has begun. And the humans just won the first skirmish. Thursday morning, the...