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...
Self-Driving Car Firms Seek to Charge for Rides in San Francisco: Reuters May 12, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin and Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and rival Cruise have applied for permits needed to start charging for rides and delivery using autonomous...
Tesla Memo Says Fully Driverless Technology May Not Be Ready for Prime Time This Year May 10, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin Tesla Inc. told a California regulator that it may not achieve full self-driving technology by the end of this year,...
Automakers Unveil Steps for U.S. to Speed Up Self-Driving Vehicle Deployment December 3, 2020 By David Shepardson A group representing major automakers is unveiling a detailed proposal Wednesday aimed at making it easier to deploy thousands of...
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...
Regulators Try to Navigate Legal, Social, Safety Issues Raised by Autonomous Vehicles July 11, 2018 By David Shepardson In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power...
Correction: Safety Agency Orders Firm to Stop Selling Tesla Warning Reduction Feature June 20, 2018 By Alexa Green Correction: An earlier headline on this article incorrectly identified the product as Tesla’s. It is not; it is made by...
Rocket Ship, Flying Vehicle or Driverless Car? Guess Which Americans Fear Most June 20, 2017 If the future were now, American travelers would feel safer on a rocket to space than being a passenger in...
Effect of Tesla Crash on Public Views of Driverless Cars August 2, 2016 By Paul Lienert Consumers are more aware of self-driving cars, but slightly less interested in riding in them, according to two surveys conducted...
Driverless Car Demo’d in Pennsylvania as State Bill, Task Force Press On June 7, 2016 By Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Think of it as driver education with the car as the student and you as the instructor. That’s what it’s...