Waymo Recalls 1,200 Self-Driving Vehicles After Minor Collisions May 14, 2025 By David Shepardson and Deborah Sophia Alphabet’s Waymo is recalling more than 1,200 self-driving vehicles to update software and address risks of collisions with chains, gates...
New ‘Revolution’ in Firefighting, Crop Protection: Unmanned Helicopters? November 22, 2024 By Michael Casey When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while trying...
Driver of Partially Automated Mustang Charged With DUI Homicide September 5, 2024 By Maryclaire Dale A woman was intoxicated and using a partially automated driving system when she caused a March highway crash in Philadelphia...
Alphabet’s Waymo Probed by US After Autonomous Car Incidents May 14, 2024 By Keith Laing The top US auto-safety regulator opened an investigation into Waymo, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., after 22...
Autonomous Truck Market Surging, Study Finds February 21, 2024 The demand for autonomous trucks is estimated to increase from $3.3 billion in 2023 to reach $6.9 billion by 2028,...
US Probes GM’s Cruise Robocars Over Pedestrian Close Calls October 30, 2023 By Greg Bensinger General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise, is facing multiple federal investigations over its cars’ safety, including two incidents where the...
Congress Wades Into Self-Driving Debate With New House Bills July 26, 2023 By Keith Laing Congress is wading into the debate over whether automakers should be allowed to sell hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars...
NHTSA to Review if Pony.ai Complied With Crash Reporting Order March 29, 2022 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it will review whether startup technology firm Pony.ai complied with...
California Allows Cruise, Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service March 1, 2022 By David Shepardson The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday issued permits to self-driving units of General Motors and Alphabet Inc. to...
It Turns Out That Humans Are Secret Weapon for Autonomous Vehicle Startups August 23, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin Self-driving startups like Cruise and Pony.ai have begun testing their driverless cars in some parts of California in the past...