The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles uses a "closed course" for new driver tests instead of public roads. This approach is considered safer for novice drivers while still testing all necessary ...

Absent a federal standard, states that allow autonomous vehicles, or AVs, to circulate have had to make up their own rules.

UPDATE: The new federal tax guidelines in President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, will eliminate the $4,000 electric vehicle tax credit effective ...