Tag: laws
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With Human Controls Abolished, Only a Few Hurdles Remain in Making Automation Legally Secure
One of the greatest barriers to the true stress testing of automated devices is the need for human control. According to Reuters, however, US regulators have now eliminated the need for human control in automated devices, such as cars, paving the way for significant future developments. But the removal of human control does not remove…
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How to Reduce Any and All Dangerous Driving Habits and Stay Safe
Since our adolescence, we have been told the rules and regulations for safe driving. However, for some reason, people continue to test the boundaries. Whether it is due to laziness, recklessness, or perhaps stress and irritation, dangerous driving habits are really not worth the risk. That is why it’s important to pay attention to your…
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The Self-Driving Future
As we put more and more emphasis on AI and automation, in the near future we can expect to see the growth in self-driving cars to incline exponentially. While there is a lot of skepticism as well as the general questioning of this growing trend of being a healthy one for society as a whole,…
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SICK guide book: 6 Steps to a Safe Machine
SICK Sensor Intelligence, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of sensor systems for industrial applications, is making available a comprehensive guide of machine safety. Weighing in at almost 200 pages, 6 Steps to a Safe Machine goes through all the details of providing a safe working environment for employees. Starting with laws and standards, the guide…
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Public policy group calls for updating of laws to enable driverless truck platooning
A US public policy organization called the Competitive Enterprise Institute is urging states to update their laws to enable driverless truck platooning. The CEO says the measures would offers safety, economic, and environmental benefits. New automated vehicle technology will help freight truck companies transport consumer goods in a more fuel-efficient way, reducing transportation costs and…
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Teamsters union tackles self-driving trucks issue, calls for comprehensive federal rules on autonomous vehicles
The Teamsters Union is calling for any federal legislation regarding self-driving technology to take into account public safety and the millions of working Americans employed in transportation and related industries. At a public hearing on Capitol Hill this week, House lawmakers discussed 14 pieces of draft legislation on self-driving vehicles. The bills could be combined…
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Driverless cars set to take to the roads much faster than anticipated as Colorado passes first law regulating the technology
The sheer speed with which driverless cars have gone from a fanciful notion to soon-to-be real-world, mainstream standard technology might be bewildering to some and slightly worrying to others. But for proponents and supporters of the technology – of which there are many, both inside the industry as well as in society at large – the driverless…
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Robots will become ‘electronic persons’ under European Union plan
The European Union is considering giving robots human rights under a plan to classify them as “electronic persons” and making their owners liable to pay taxes on their behalf, according to Reuters. What’s been called a “robot revolution” in recent years has led to millions of robots of all types being built and utilised in almost every area of…
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Engineers’ institute welcomes laws requiring driverless vehicles to have certificates
The UK is to introduce laws and regulations that will require driverless vehicle software makers to obtain Ministry of Transport certificates New laws announced in the Queen’s Speech recently will allow fully autonomous vehicles to be insured under normal policies in the UK. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) says the announcement is an “important…