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...
U.S. Tech Firm Operates 100% Autonomous Semi Truck on China Highway August 5, 2021 A semi truck with driverless technology successfully completed a demonstration in busy traffic on a highway in an economic center...
Debate Over Liability Holds Up Self-Driving Car Legislation in Senate May 24, 2021 By Keith Laing A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation...
Labor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles May 18, 2021 By David Shepardson A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in...