Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over Deadly Crash Involving Full Self-Driving June 26, 2026 By Dana Hull Tesla Inc. has quietly resolved a lawsuit stemming from a fatal 2023 crash that precipitated a defect investigation into the...
NHTSA Proposes to Drop Brake Pedal Requirements for Self-Driving Vehicles June 26, 2026 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed on June 25 to end a government requirement for manual brake pedals in...
Tesla Reveals Its Texas Robotaxi Fleet Is Dwarfed by Waymo’s May 29, 2026 By Kara Carlson Tesla Inc. has just 42 vehicles operating as robotaxis in Texas almost a year after Elon Musk launched the service,...
California Adopts Rules Allowing Testing And Deployment of Heavy-Duty AVs April 29, 2026 By Disha Mishra The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday adopted new regulations for autonomous vehicles, allowing manufacturers to test and deploy...
Hands-Free Driving Systems Do Not Improve Safety, NTSB Says April 6, 2026 By Josh Funk The systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don’t improve safety because people...
Austin Shooting Response Raises Fresh Questions About Self-Driving Cars March 9, 2026 By Joshua Fetcher A viral image from the March 1 shooting in downtown Austin — an autonomous vehicle blocking an ambulance from reaching...
Insurtech Lemonade Starts Autonomous Car Product With Tesla’s Data January 21, 2026 Insurtech Lemonade said it has launched Lemonade Autonomous Car insurance, and will begin with a technical collaboration with Tesla that...
Waymo Issues Recall After Illegal Passing of School Buses December 8, 2025 By David Shepardson Alphabet unit Waymo said Friday it would issue a recall for its self-driving vehicles after Texas officials said they illegally...
California Police Pulled Over A Waymo for An Illegal U-Turn, But They Couldn’t Cite October 3, 2025 By Janie Har Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn,...
Amazon’s Zoox to Launch Robotaxi Rides to Public in Las Vegas September 10, 2025 By Ed Ludlow Amazon.com Inc.’s autonomous driving unit Zoox has started offering rides to the public in Las Vegas, marking a first in...