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...
Uber Backup Driver Faces Homicide Charges in Fatal 2018 Arizona Crash September 16, 2020 By David Shepardson The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies test vehicle that struck and killed a woman...
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...
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...
Waymo: Self-Driving Vehicle That Crashed in Arizona in Manual Mode, Wamo says February 3, 2020 A Waymo self-driving minivan operating in manual mode was involved in a rear-end collision in a Phoenix suburb caused by...
New NTSB Report in Fatal Crash in Arizona Involving Autonomous Vehicle November 8, 2019 A new federal report into last year’s fatal crash involving a self-driving car in suburban Phoenix says the Uber vehicle...
Police Looking into if Tesla Was Self-Driving During California Crash July 24, 2019 A woman was arrested after running a red light in a rented Tesla in San Francisco and causing a crash...
Safety Sharing Economy: Toyota Offers Its Driver Assistance Technology to Competitors January 8, 2019 By Keith Naughton Toyota Motor Corp. — in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business — has decided to share with rivals...
U.S. Agency Calls for Better Safety Metrics for Autonomous Cars October 24, 2018 By Ryan Beene Autonomous vehicle manufacturers need a better yardstick to show that their products are safe, said Derek Kan, under secretary for...
How to Make Self-Driving Cars Safer on Roads with Humans October 18, 2018 As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Congress press for removing safety regulations in order to fast-track the introduction...