In the US, Georgia is fighting to establish control over drone laws on the local and state level by passing House Bill 481.
One of Uber’s autonomous SUVs was involved in a crash in Tempe Arizona on Friday 25th March. No one was harmed in the accident.
On 2nd March the West Virginia senate made the announcement that it passed a bill requiring police to obtain a warrant before engaging in drone surveillance.
The American microchip producer is to buy Mobileye, an Israeli maker of self-driving car technology, for $15.3 billion, a record deal in the driverless car sector.
After the approval of new civil aviation rules, drone users caught flying without a valid licence could face a fine of up to Dh20,000 ($5,445).
As US state legislatures consider stringent restrictions on drones, a leading City of London lawyer is warning against following in their footsteps, as the UK hosts trials of Amazon’s drone delivery services.
The anti-drone device is shaped like a rifle and is capable of separating a UAV from its pilot by jamming the communication links.
Moley has designed the world's first robotic kitchen. Due for consumer release in 2018, how could a mechanical chef compete with top of the line humans?
A review of Drone regulation in Brazil by Nicole Cunha, a partner at Basch & Rameh Advogados Associados in Rio de Janeiro.
In the face of declining bee populations and possible extinction, mini drones coated in a sticky gel could be employed to fulfil their pollination duties.
Lewis Cohen, a partner at Hogan Lovells in the New York office discusses what autonomous driving and autonomous vehicles (AVs) mean for the real estate sector and how developers will need to change and evolve along with the mobility trends.
Starship Technologies are tackling the last mile logistics challenge.
Several nations across the world, such as Finland and India, are trialling studies of Universal Basic Income (UBI) to test its efficacy. Until these trials produce definitive responses, there are more questions than answers surrounding the issue.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and National Air Traffic Control Service (NATS) released a free app on the 3rd December 2016 to inform drone users about restricted or prohibited airspaces. Marking out zones on an interactive map, the intention is to educate new drone owners as early as possible about the full extent of the drone regulations in the country. Phil Binks, NATS drone lead spoke to the Robotics Law Journal.
The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco federal court last Thursday by Waymo, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc (the parent company of Google), and is devoted to the development of autonomous vehicle technology, being responsible for the iconic bubble shaped cars out on the road.
Ryan Abbott, Professor of Law and Health Sciences, University of Surrey School of Law, has proposed that AI and robots need to be treated as individuals with inventorship, especially as it relates to liability.
Interview with Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada.
Deployed on 12th February at Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Henan, the new security robot is assisting passengers passing through.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has released a report called Ethically Aligned Design, written with the purpose of advancing the discussion of how artificial intelligence and autonomous systems (AI/AS) can be aligned to moral values and ethical considerations that prioritise human wellbeing.
As testing of autonomous vehicles progresses, increasing the level of autonomy has raised its own unique problem: human safety engineers are falling asleep at the wheel.