The roving autonomous vehicles on the streets of San Francisco are one of the frequent reminders on my daily commute that our transportation system is changing. But will self-driving cars be good or bad for climate change?
Electric AVs being tested by Cruise Automation frequently pass by my home in San Francisco. Photo: Don Anair
Self-Driving Cars Need to be Steered in a Climate-Smart Direction
Don Anair, research and deputy director, Clean Vehicles
February 7, 2019 1:49 PM EDT
A Waymo self-driving car on the road in Mountain View, CA, making a left turn. CC-BY-2.0 (Wikicommons).
Self-Driving Vehicle Policy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Josh Goldman, senior policy and legal analyst, Clean Vehicles
September 14, 2017 1:46 PM EDT
Automakers and their advocates have been busy in the halls of Congress and Department of Transportation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that will make it easier for self-driving cars to hit the road, the Department of Transportation replaced an Obama-era self-driving vehicle policy with a more industry-friendly approach, and the Senate had a hearing on a bill that would also speed the deployment of self-driving vehicles, including trucks.
