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Google, regulators at odds over timing of self-driving cars

8:04 am U.S. ET | Feb. 6, 2013
Google sees self-driving cars being available to consumers in three to five years. Regulators and the insurance industry aren't so sure it can happen that quickly. States may have to decide how to license machines rather than people. Insurance companies have to reassess how to assign fault after accidents.... Read More »

 

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Tesla nimbly updates Model S over the air

3:02 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013
As a start-up company building a new vehicle in a new plant with many employees new to car assembly, Tesla Motors faces its share of challenges. But Tesla's small size has meant that running changes and product updates have occurred quickly, said Jerome Guillen, the company's director of Model S programs.... Read More »