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NTSB determines immediate cause of fatal Uber crash was failure of human operator
Following an 18-month investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its conclusions on the fatal collision between an …
Japan advances driverless car ambitions with draft bill to amend Road Traffic Act
“I can tell you that in 2020 Tokyo, self-driving cars will be running around, and you will be able to use them to move around" – Prime Minister Shizo …
European Parliament overwhelmingly backs CAV reform
On 15 January 2019, the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on Autonomous driving in European transport. The resolution clearly …
PREPARING AUSTRALIA: CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
In May 2018, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Sydney office hosted the conference "Driving forward with connected and autonomous vehicles", the final …
DRIVING FORWARD WITH CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Herbert Smith Freehills recently hosted a series of panel discussions with expert speakers, discussing a range of topics within connected and autonomous …
GREEN LIGHT FOR NEW AUTOMATED AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES ACT
On 19 July 2018, the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill received Royal Assent and became an Act of Parliament. The new Automated and Electric …
CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: IS CHINA READY?
Regulation of autonomous vehicles in China is moving fast. The recent municipal and national road testing rules have laid the foundation for Testing …
CHINA AUTONOMOUS DRIVING: ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST ROAD TESTING RULES RELEASED IN BEIJING
On 18 December 2017, the first road testing regulations for autonomous driving vehicles (ADVs) in China were released in Beijing (Beijing Regulations). …