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...
Self-Driving Waymo Part of 5-Vehicle Crash in Arizona June 19, 2018 Mesa police say a self-driving vehicle was among five cars involved in a collision, but no serious injuries were reported....