How Can Our Dumb Infrastructure Accommodate Smart Cars?
We’re going to need a lot more sensing equipment—and fast. Here’s how to do it.
Driverless Cars
'Mobile Brothels' Could Be Enabled by Self-Driving Cars, But That Doesn't Mean They Will: Reason Roundup
Plus: Amazon goes to Washington (for good) and Chicago cops shoot man who stopped bar shooting.
Regulatory Hysteria About Children, Driverless Cars Combines to Shut Down Autonomous School Bus Project
The shuttle traveled eight miles per hour down a three-block route one day a week.
The Senate's Driverless Car Bill Is Broadly Deregulatory and Promisingly Bipartisan. Naturally, It's Going Nowhere.
Tepid attempts at loosening federal regulations have crashed into senatorial intransigence.
Regulating Self-Driving Cars Like Pharmaceuticals Is a Really Stupid Idea
Conventional cars didn't need FDA-style regulation, and neither do self-driving cars.
Driverless Trucks Will Be Great for Consumers, Safety, and Truck Drivers
Don't buy the doom and gloom over autonomous big rigs.
Waymo Unleashes Real Self-Driving Cars in Arizona
No vehicle is truly self-driving if a "safety driver" is still sitting in the front seat
Self-Driving Cars Will Make Most Auto Safety Regulations Unnecessary
Simplifying the rules could save lives on the highway.
Super Hacker George Hotz: I Can Make Your Car Drive Itself for Under $1,000
Comma.ai aims to bring plug-and-play autonomy to the masses.
The Politician Behind California High Speed Rail Now Says It's 'Almost a Crime'
Quentin Kopp convinced voters to approve the project. Now he's suing to kill it.
Trump Boots Out Immigrant Kids [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss DACA, Artificial Intelligence, federalism, and driverless cars.
Regular Cars Didn't Need Federal Regulation; Neither Do Driverless Vehicles
New federal legislation is more likely to hinder rather than help the development of autonomous vehicles.
Let Driverless Car Innovators—Not Bureaucrats—Work Out Security, Privacy Issues
Companies are more likely to adapt more quickly to issues.
Forcing Apple to Shut Down Drivers' Phones Is a Terrible Idea
Jerks who want to FaceTime while they drive will always find a way, alas.
Ford Gets It Right on Self-Driving Cars
Go for full self-driving capability, not half-assed autonomy.
Driverless Cars and the Revenge of the Moral Equivalent of Hostlers and Horse-Drawn Carriage Makers
A perplexingly stupid op-ed against self-driving cars in The New York Times
Why It's a Good Thing That Driverless Cars and Trucks Are Going To Take Decades…
...to become fully operational. Tech change, like social change, is more evolutionary than we think, allowing society to adjust.
Sorry, Elon Musk! Driverless Cars Will Take Longer Than You Think.
Skepticism coming from researchers at UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon and MIT.
