Uber Backup Driver Faces Homicide Charges in Fatal 2018 Arizona Crash September 16, 2020 By David Shepardson The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies test vehicle that struck and killed a woman...
The Road Ahead for Autonomous Cars and Auto Insurance May 17, 2018 By Sandee Perfetto and Andrew Blancher The death of a pedestrian who was struck by an autonomous vehicle in Tempe, Arizona, has brought fresh scrutiny to...
Drive to Autonomous Vehicles Slows After Series of Accidents May 2, 2018 By Brian Eckhouse A series of high-profile accidents involving self-driving cars are slowing the mad rush into the autonomous vehicles business, according to...
Safety Worry: Keeping Humans In and Around Autonomous Vehicles Engaged April 11, 2018 By Keith Naughton, Ryan Beene and Alan Levin After partially faulting Tesla Inc.’s automation system for a 2016 fatal crash, U.S. safety investigators last year called on carmakers...
After Uber Crash, Florida Still Welcomes Free-Range Robot Cars March 26, 2018 By David Welch Florida has been trying to lure self-driving cars to the state for testing on public roads, shaping laws that are...
Liability and Legal Questions Follow Uber Autonomous Car Fatal Accident March 20, 2018 By Tina Bellon The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of...
Tesla Autopilot Crash with Parked Fire Truck in Los Angeles Under Investigation January 24, 2018 By Alan Levin and Ryan Beene The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will investigate an accident involving a Tesla Inc. Model S sedan that rear-ended a...
Driver-Assist Technology Could Lead to Deteriorating Driver Skills, Researchers Say August 11, 2017 If a car can hit the brakes in an emergency and check blind spots, will that make worse drivers? Increasingly,...
‘Self-Driving’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Hands-Free’ – Lessons of Tesla Autopilot Crash in China August 15, 2016 By Jake Spring Tesla said last week that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in ‘autopilot’ mode, with the driver...
Driverless Car Accidents Pile Up As They Obey Laws, Humans Don’t So Much December 18, 2015 By Keith Naughton The self-driving car, that cutting-edge creation that’s supposed to lead to a world without accidents, is achieving the exact opposite...