California relaxed several rules on self-driving cars as the state tries to maintain its status as a leading test bed for the future of transportation. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles released proposed regulations Friday for autonomous vehicles, dropping an earlier requirement that a human driver had to be present while testing on public roads.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Testify on Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a staunch defender of the country’s car industry, testifies this week before a parliamentary investigation into Volkswagen AG’s diesel cheating that is looking into any relationship between her lobbying and the scandal. Lawmakers will focus on Ms.
The big mistake some anti-Trump protesters could be making
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events A fire, which was set by demonstrators opposing a scheduled speaking appearance by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos, burns on Sproul Plaza on the University of California at Berkeley campus on Feb. 1. The event was canceled because of violence caused by protesters. Less than a month after President Trump’s inauguration, protests against his administration and other figures who gained increasing prominence during the Trump era already have featured a diversity of protest tactics.
How Big Could the Opportunity Be for Marijuana Stocks in California?
In November, Californians overwhelmingly voted to embrace pro-pot laws that clear the way toward creating the United States’ biggest recreational marijuana market. Is California’s marijuana market a boon to marijuana investors? Read on to see how big California’s marijuana market could become.
Gov. Brown plays small ball with budget
California Governor Jerry Brown is proposing an austere state budget for 2017-18, trying to rein in spending in the face of economic – or political – headwinds. That’s the deficit projected for the coming fiscal year, the first red ink in California since 2012-13.
Alphabet Says its Autonomous Cars Needed Less Human Help in 2016
Vehicles tested in California by Waymo, the autonomous car company owned Google parent Alphabet Inc., had a much lower rate of “disengagements” last year, compared with 2015. Disengagements happen when a human tester needs to take control of a self-driving car, either to avoid an accident or respond to technical problems.
Uber Ships Self-Driving Cars to Arizona After California Ban
A few days of regulatory tussles were enough for Uber Technologies Inc. to pull its fleet of self-driving cars from the streets of San Francisco and send them instead to friendlier territory in Arizona. The California Department of Motor Vehicles banned Uber’s self-driving cars from San Francisco on Wednesday, just days after they first deployed.
California tries again to thwart prison cellphone smuggling
California is installing nearly 1,000 sophisticated metal detectors, scanners and secret security cameras at its prisons in its latest attempt to thwart the smuggling of cellphones, thousands of which continue to flood the prisons despite previous efforts. Officials say the phones can be used to coordinate everything from attacks in prison to crimes on the street, yet they have thus far been unable to prevent even high-security inmates like cult killer Charles Manson from repeatedly getting the devices that are illegal behind bars.
California tries again to thwart prison cellphone smuggling
California is installing nearly 1,000 sophisticated metal detectors, scanners and secret security cameras at its prisons in its latest attempt to thwart the smuggling of cellphones, thousands of which continue to flood the prisons despite previous efforts. Officials say the phones can be used to coordinate everything from attacks in prison to crimes on the street, yet they have thus far been unable to prevent even high-security inmates like cult killer Charles Manson from repeatedly getting the devices that are illegal behind bars.
California tries again to thwart prison cell phone smuggling
California is installing nearly 1,000 sophisticated metal detectors, scanners and secret security cameras at its prisons in its latest attempt to thwart the smuggling of cell phones, thousands of which continue to flood the prisons despite previous efforts. Officials say the phones can be used to coordinate everything from attacks in prison to crimes on the street, yet they have thus far been unable to prevent even high-security inmates like cult killer Charles Manson from repeatedly getting the devices that are illegal behind bars.
California tries again to thwart prison cellphone smuggling
California is installing nearly 1,000 sophisticated metal detectors, scanners and secret security cameras at its prisons in its latest attempt to thwart the smuggling of cellphones, thousands of which continue to flood the prisons despite previous efforts. Officials say the phones can be used to coordinate everything from attacks in prison to crimes on the street, yet they have thus far been unable to prevent even high-security inmates like cult killer Charles Manson from repeatedly getting the devices that are illegal behind bars.
Covered California scrambles to restore fumbled tax credits
Nearly 10,000 Covered California policy holders have lost their federal tax credits – at least temporarily – due to a bookkeeping error by the state health insurance exchange. But Covered California is still trying to contact these individuals and families to fix the problem, and the agency promises to reinstate their tax credits retroactively if they give it permission to verify their income, said Covered California spokeswoman Lizelda Lopez.