Latest Autonomous Vehicles Headlines
All the headlines from our Autonomous Vehicles Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tesla Rejected $60M Settlement Before Losing $243M Autopilot Verdict
Aug 26 2025 // Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S before a jury this month awarded a $243...
Bank of America Says Autonomous Vehicles Can Boost Insurers’ Profitability
Aug 22 2025 // The shift to autonomous vehicles represents a great unknown for the auto insurance industry, but to analysts at Bank of America Corp. it will be a potential goldmine. Investors are concerned about liability when driverless...
Tesla Drivers Can Pursue Class Action Over Self-Driving Claims, Judge Rules
Aug 20 2025 // Tesla must face a certified class action by California drivers who said Elon Musk misled them for eight years about the self-driving capabilities of his company’s electric vehicles. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said...
Wanted: Tesla Autopilot Operators. $25-$30/Hour. Plus Family-Building.
Aug 15 2025 // Are you a “highly motivated self-starter” who wants to drive an “engineering vehicle for extended periods, conducting dynamic audio and camera data collection for testing and training”...
Tesla Must Pay $243 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash
Aug 4 2025 // Tesla Inc. was told to pay $243 million in a lawsuit over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed a young woman and seriously injured her boyfriend, the first significant court loss for the automaker in litigation...
Tesla to Fight California’s Claim It Overhypes Autopilot
Jul 22 2025 // Tesla Inc. is set to face off with the California Department of Motor Vehicles over claims that the company has exaggerated the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technology and misled consumers. The...
Trump’s Auto Safety Pick Promises Rapid Self-Driving Deployment
Jul 21 2025 // President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s top car safety regulator pledged to prioritize safety while at the same time making it easier for automakers to deploy-self driving cars. Jonathan Morrison,...
Tesla Settled Suit Over Autopilot Crash With Truck Crossing Highway
Jul 18 2025 // Tesla Inc. settled a high-profile lawsuit over a driver’s death in 2019 when the Autopilot system in his Model 3 allegedly failed to avoid a collision with a tractor-trailer crossing a Florida highway. The...
Tesla Failed to Stop Autopilot Misuse, Safety Expert Testifies
Jul 17 2025 // Tesla Inc. hasn’t done enough to protect against drivers misusing its Autopilot system, a safety expert testified at a trial over a 2019 fatal collision. Mary “Missy” Cummings, an engineering professor at...
Tesla Goes to Trial Over Fatal Autopilot Crash in Florida
Jul 14 2025 // Tesla Inc. will stand trial over claims that the company is partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash in Florida that occurred when the Autopilot system in a Model S allegedly failed to detect a parked SUV. Family members of...
NHTSA Streamlining Self-Driving Car Exemption Reviews
Jun 16 2025 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday said it was streamlining reviews of requests filed by automakers seeking to deploy self-driving vehicles without required human controls like steering wheels,...
Goldman Sees Autonomous Vehicles Transforming Insurance World
Jun 11 2025 // The rise of autonomous vehicles will force a reconfiguration of the $400 billion US auto-insurance industry, as accidents caused by human error decrease and costs are slashed, but questions about liability remain,...
Waymo Recalls 1,200 Self-Driving Vehicles After Minor Collisions
May 14 2025 // Alphabet’s Waymo is recalling more than 1,200 self-driving vehicles to update software and address risks of collisions with chains, gates and other roadway barriers after U.S. auto safety investigators opened a probe...
California Proposes Allowing Testing of Self-Driving Heavy-Duty Trucks
Apr 29 2025 // California regulators have released a new proposal to allow the testing of self-driving heavy duty trucks on public roads. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles announced proposed regulations last week to allow...
3 Emerging Risks to Watch: 6G Wireless Technology, Autonomous Trucks, Kratom
Apr 21 2025 // It seemed not so long ago that many wireless carriers were in a race to 5G, touting the speed of their networks to consumers. Now, the successor to that network is in development and could bring a bounty of potential...
Aurora Plans for Self-Driving Trucks in Harsh Weather in Texas
Mar 26 2025 // Aurora Innovation AUR.O plans to allow its self-driving trucks to operate without a driver in inclement weather ahead of launching commercial trips this year in Texas, the company said on Tuesday. The autonomous trucks are...
Alphabet’s Waymo Aims for 2026 Self-Driving Ride-Hailing Launch in D.C.
Mar 25 2025 // Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Tuesday it aims to launch its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in the U.S. capital city next year. Waymo began moving vehicles to Washington, D.C., in January and will...
Automakers, Tech Industry Urge Trump to Speed Self-Driving Car Deployment
Mar 20 2025 // Major automakers and tech groups on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to take steps to speed deployment of self-driving cars, citing a number of regulatory hurdles. The Alliance For Automotive Innovation, a group...
NHTSA Proposes Voluntary Guidelines for Self-Driving Vehicles
Dec 23 2024 // In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. But a rule from the National Highway...
Trump Team Is Seeking to Ease US Rules for Self-Driving Cars
Nov 19 2024 // Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for self-driving vehicles one of the Transportation Department’s priorities, according to...
