Cruise Rolling out Fully Autonomous Cars in San Francisco December 11, 2020 By Michael Liedtke General Motors’ self-driving car company is sending vehicles without anybody behind the wheel in San Francisco as it navigates its...
Transportation Chief, Car Makers Say FCC’s Wi-Fi Ruling Undermines Auto Safety November 19, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to use part...
Safety Regulator Vows to ‘Closely Monitor’ New Tesla Self-Driving Software October 23, 2020 By Tina Bellon and David Shepardson The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Thursday it was closely watching Tesla Inc.’s release of a software version intended...
Self-Driving’s Latest Turn: GM’s Cruise Seeks OK for Cars Without Steering Wheel, Pedals October 22, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and David Shepardson Self-driving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co. would seek U.S. regulatory approval in...
California Permits GM’s Driverless Car to Cruise Streets of San Francisco October 16, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee The race for driverless autonomous vehicles is heating up and on Thursday Cruise became the first to receive a permit...
Waymo Driverless Taxi Now Available to Public in Phoenix October 8, 2020 By Joseph White Waymo on Thursday will relaunch and expand its fully automated, robo-taxi ride hailing service in Phoenix, rebooting its effort to...
Profit-Driven Automakers Race to Next Level of Not Quite Self-Driving Cars July 15, 2020 By Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but no safety or performance...
Self-Driving Vehicles, Robots Showing What They Can Do in Contactless Deliveries May 4, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and Nathan Frandino Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages and onto American streets...
Putting Autonomous Driving Back on the Road: Roundtable April 22, 2020 By Ira Boudway The self-driving car was a dream deferred even before the Covid-19 outbreak brought the U.S. economy to a standstill. By...
House Panel to Hold Hearing to Advance Rules on Self-Driving Vehicles February 10, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on autonomous vehicles as lawmakers try to hammer out legislation to...