For Autonomous Robots, Not All Rules Are Equal May 5, 2026 By Iowa State University From driving cars to flying drones, as autonomous robots take on more responsibility, they also face more human-like dilemmas —...
Waymo Applies for NYC Testing Permit, Sending Uber and Lyft Shares Lower June 20, 2025 By Natalie Lung and Davey Alba Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo has applied for a permit to test its robotaxis in New York City, underscoring its intent to...
Alphabet’s Waymo Aims for 2026 Self-Driving Ride-Hailing Launch in D.C. March 25, 2025 By David Shepardson Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Tuesday it aims to launch its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in the U.S. capital...
Vehicles With Assisted Driving Systems Struggle With Collision Tests: AAA May 12, 2022 By Joseph White Assisted driving systems installed in Tesla Inc., Hyundai Motor Co. and Subaru Corp. vehicles failed to avoid head-on collisions in...
California Autonomous Delivery Service Rolling out from Nuro, 7-Eleven December 2, 2021 By Jane Lanhee Lee, Hyunjoo Jin and Paresh Dave Self-driving tech startup Nuro said on Wednesday it was rolling out California’s first commercial autonomous delivery service in partnership with...
Citing Software Issues, Tesla Pulls Latest Full Self-Driving Beta October 25, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin and Marcelo Teixeira U.S. electric car maker Tesla Inc. on Sunday rolled back the latest version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software,...
California Regulator Reviewing Tesla’s Self-Driving Claims May 18, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin A California regulator said on Monday it is reviewing whether Tesla Inc. violated regulations by falsely promoting its advanced driver-assistance...
California Crash, Arrest Draw More Scrutiny of Tesla Autopilot May 14, 2021 By John Antczak Safety regulators are sending a team to California to investigate a fatal freeway crash involving a Tesla, just after authorities...
Pandemic-Stricken Uber Sells Its Robot-Vehicle Division December 9, 2020 By Michael Liedtke and Cathy Bussewitz Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummeled...
Waymo Issues Self-Driving Car Incident Score Card for Phoenix Area October 30, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee Self-driving tech company Waymo, which this month opened its driverless taxi service in the Phoenix suburbs to the public, on...