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#1 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...

#2 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...

#3 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...

#4 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...

#5 Safety Probe Into Waymo Self-Driving Vehicles Finds More Incidents

May 28 2024 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it has learned of nine additional incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles. Earlier this month, the...

#6 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...

#7 US Expected to Propose Barring Chinese Software in Autonomous Vehicles

Aug 6 2024 // The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous and connected vehicles in the coming weeks, according to sources briefed on the matter. The Biden administration plans to issue a...

#8 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...

#9 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...

#10 Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ Faces Defect Probe After Fatality

Oct 18 2024 // The US opened a federal investigation into whether Tesla Inc.’s partial-automation system marketed as Full Self-Driving is defective after a series of crashes, one of which resulted in a fatality. The National...

#11 Pilot Declared Emergency, Loss of Autopilot Before Crash That Killed 3

Sep 5 2024 // The pilot of a plane that crashed in northeast Wyoming in July, killing seven people, declared an emergency and loss of the autopilot shortly before the incident that claimed the lives of three members of the Gospel Music...

#12 Tesla Must Face Autopilot False Ad Claims by California DMV

Jun 11 2024 // Tesla Inc. failed to persuade an administrative judge to dismiss claims by a California regulator that the company overstated its vehicles’ self-driving capabilities — one of several ongoing regulatory...

#13 Judge Dismisses Shareholder Lawsuit Against Tesla, Musk Over Self-Driving Promises

Oct 1 2024 // Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk on Monday won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing them of defrauding shareholders by overstating the effectiveness and safety of the automaker’s self-driving technology in order to boost...

#14 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...

#15 Uber to Begin Offering Self-Driving Cruise Cars, Shares Fall

Aug 23 2024 // Uber Technologies Inc. plans to start offering self-driving Cruise LLC cars to customers on its ride-hailing platform next year. Once the multiyear partnership between Uber and Cruise begins, an Uber rider requesting a...

#16 GM’s Cruise to Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles in California

Sep 20 2024 // General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise said on Thursday it will begin supervised testing with up to five autonomous vehicles in fall this year in California’s Bay Area. Cruise will deploy several manual...