August 6, 2012 in Concept Cars by allent

Consumers in Michigan may be one step closer to buying self-driving vehicles. In fact, auto buyers in all 50 states are getting one step closer every day. The Michigan Department of Transportation is conducting an online survey to measure the feasibility of testing self-driving vehicles on its roads. Both California and Nevada have implemented such [...]
Tags: driving in Michigan, Michigan, self-driving cars, self-driving vehicles
May 13, 2012 in Auto Insurance by allent

A research firm is predicting the death of auto insurance due to new and emerging technologies in the auto industry. Those technologies specifically include collision avoidance technology, telematics, automated traffic enforcement, and self-driving cars. Google has been experimenting with the latter technology for at least a couple of years now and has even gone so [...]
Tags: auto insurance, auto technology, collision avoidance, insurance companies, liability, self-driving cars, telematics