Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Autonomous cars

A Tesla Model S following a 2016 crash. Source: NTSB via Flickr

Regulators Could Have Prevented Fatal Tesla Crash

By Kea Wilson | Apr 19, 2021 | No Comments

Two Tesla passengers are dead, partly because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ignored calls from the National Transportation Safety Board to require automakers to implement safe driver monitoring technology in "driverless" vehicles.

Image: Michael Sheehan via Creative Commons

STUDY: Drivers Mostly Use Cruise Control to Speed

By Kea Wilson | Mar 22, 2021 | No Comments

"Cruise control" technology was invented to help drivers maintain a safe and steady speed — but more often, they use it to go faster than they would without it, a new study finds.

The new USPS mail truck won applause from advocates last year for its wide range of pedestrian safety features — but they're less happy now that the agency has announced its plans to power most of them with fossil fuels. Photo: USPS.

The Best Thing About The New Mail Truck

By Kea Wilson | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments

If it looks like a duck ... it's probably a better-designed truck!

Bikeshare isn't always planned with seniors in front of mind — and if we're not careful, the next wave of the mobility revolution won't be, either. Image: Pixabay via Creative Commons

The New Mobility Revolution Leaves Seniors Behind

By Kea Wilson | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments

Elders are being left out of the new mobility revolution — and will be more so by the time autonomous vehicles come around, a new study argues.

The History of AVs — And the Future

By Kea Wilson | Jan 25, 2021 | No Comments

Alex Davies new book, "Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car," offers a glimpse into an industry that will rapidly upend our transportation landscape — and some worry will kill even more vulnerable road users.

Pete Buttigieg promoted the right things at his confirmation hearing on Thursday. Pool photo

Highlights from Buttigieg's Confirmation Hearing

By Kea Wilson | Jan 21, 2021 | No Comments

The Secretary of Transportation nominee, Pete Buttigieg, used his confirmation hearing to reaffirm his support for mass transit and complete streets.

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