by Emily Winter | Sep 6, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, Industry, Legislation, Policy
The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation designed to streamline rules governing self-driving cars. The legislation passed unanimously in a voice vote. In a highly polarized era, the debate over self-driving cars has been remarkable...
by Emily Winter | Jul 24, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, General Robotics, Industry
CHRISTIANSBURG — Honda’s new robotic lawn mower buzzed around a patch of grass in front of Power Zone on Thursday, the only store in Virginia where the device is sold as part of a limited U.S. launch. “Is it cutting the grass?” a skeptical passerby asked, adding as he...
by Emily Winter | May 30, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, General Robotics, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Teleoperated Robots
RICHMOND, VA (VCU CNS) – Having your groceries delivered by a robot sounds like something out of The Jetsons, but that prospect is not as futuristic as you may think. For the second year in a row, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a law to legalize the...
by Emily Winter | May 22, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, Industry, Legislation, UAV
The quest for unpiloted air taxi service took a step forward yesterday as Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe became the first sitting governor to fly in a fully automated aircraft. The 8-minute flight took place Thursday following the opening of NASA’s Wallops Island...
by Emily Winter | Apr 28, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, Industry, Policy
Gov. Terry McAuliffe bounded into the spare offices of a start-up incubator to make a rapid-fire pronouncement: He will spend the last nine months of his term trying to make Virginia “the capital of automated vehicles.” It was his economic development-meets-standup...
by Emily Winter | Sep 22, 2016 | Autonomous Vehicles, Policy
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) released its Federal Automated Vehicle Policy Tuesday, detailing safety and regulatory requirements for testing and implementing self-driving technology. The much-anticipated policy uses a 15-point safety assessment to set...
