The development of driverless cars has seen a resurgence of interest of late. This is no doubt partly due to the publicity Google generated from trialling the concept. But how have regulators reacted to the idea of driverless cars. Will regulation stand in the way or facilitate this giant leap forward in transport innovation?
Conor Brennan
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Driverless cars: Rush to promote testing through regulation
Written by Conor Brennan on 17 Jun 2014
Short-term rental rules begin to take shape internationally; London announces its plans
Written by Conor Brennan on 09 Jun 2014
The last number of months have seen a swathe of new legislation regulating short-term rental across the globe. There are varying reasons for this and, consequently, many different approaches are being taken by policy-makers.
Regulators begin looking at promoting virtual currencies
Written by Conor Brennan on 04 Jun 2014
Last week the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is responsible for UK financial regulation, outlined plans to launch a policy hub for start-up companies including those in the virtual currency sector. Head of the FCA, Martin Wheatley (pictured), stated “it’s an imperative for the regulators to be standing on the right side of progress”.