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DMV to Set First Rules for Driverless Cars

Submitted by Cody Rosenfield on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 00:00

The California DMV is set to decide the first rules for the operation of driverless cars on public streets.

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Covered California’s Elimination of Budget Funds for Voter Registration Premature

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 15:02

Covered California has failed to effectively implement its mandate to help enrollees register to vote, and should restore voter registration funding that has been cut completely in the proposed budget it will consider today, said Consumer Watchdog in a letter to executive director Peter Lee and the Board.

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Oil Supply Needs Regulation in California

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 15:00

National radio host Norman Goldman and Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talk about how regulation is needed in the California oil market to force transparency by oil companies and to get them to increase the supply on hand.

http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/resources/podcast_5-...

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KABC TV-7 Los Angeles: Consumer Watchdog Questions Safety Of Self-Driving Cars

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 15:00

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KABC TV-7 Los Angeles
 
A Santa Monica-based nonprofit organization is blasting Google's self-driving cars, calling into question their safety and reliability. Consumer Watchdog released a video this week following the technology company's report that the cars had been involved in a total of 11 accidents since the program began six years ago.

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Should Google Hide Accident Reports?

Submitted by John Simpson on Mon, 05/11/2015 - 15:52

Google should release the reports of accidents involving its driverless cars that have been filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles and to commit to making public all future driverless car accident reports.

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