Curbed: D.C. lawmakers propose stricter regulations on self-driving cars
New legislation would create a comprehensive framework for autonomous vehicles operating on city streets
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Bill to Create Framework for Autonomous Vehicle Testing in the District
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April 2, 2019
Communications Director: Kelly Whittier
Bill to Create Framework for Autonomous Vehicle Testing in the District
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, April 2nd, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) along…
Washington Post: Ford’s futurist, and city planners, try to see past the conventional car
When Sheryl Connelly was growing up in Metro Detroit, she worried that the ease of newfangled power steering was going to lull Americans into oblivion.
T. Donna Chen in The Post: How to make Ford’s driverless car experiment work for D.C.
In October, Ford announced that it will begin testing self-driving vehicles on D.C. streets, offering urban planners, policymakers and residents a window into how mobility-on-demand autonomous vehicles can redefine transportation.
Joan Claybrook and Jacqueline S. Gillan in The Post: D.C. is not ready for Ford’s driverless vehicle…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced last year that the District would be the corporate testing ground for Ford’s driverless vehicles. Throughout our careers in highway and auto safety, we have strongly and successfully advocated for…
Washington Post: A lot of cities want roboshuttles, including D.C. But will they work?
From the Mall to Lincoln, Neb., planners across the United States are pushing slow-rolling roboshuttles as a way to dip their toes into greater automation.
Washington Post: As Ford makes driverless push in city, District seeks standards on safety,…
District officials are pushing Ford to meet new standards on cybersecurity, safety and pollution as the Big Three automaker works to open driverless transportation and delivery businesses in the nation’s capital in 2021.
Mayor Bowser Announces Job Training Partnership for District Residents with Ford Motor Company’s…
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October 22, 2018
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Mayor Bowser Announces Job Training Partnership for District Residents with Ford Motor Company’s Autonomous Vehicle Program
Ford and DC…
WAMU: D.C. Will Soon Have A New Fleet Of Self-Driving Cars
A new fleet of self-driving cars is coming to Washington, D.C. early next year. Ford Motor Company will begin testing autonomous vehicles here starting in early 2019, with plans to launch the cars commercially in 2021.
Washington Post: From Model T to driverless: Ford to launch fleet of robot cars in Washington
The black Ford Fusion hybrid with a tiara of laser sensors looped twice through a four-mile stretch of a changing Washington, passing a trendy food hall and a sagging strip mall as it vacuumed up data to build a citywide network of…