TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsGet Hit By A Self-Driving Car For ScienceDon't just go running out into the San Francisco streets, though. There's more to it than thatByAmber DaSilvaPublishedNovember 20, 2023Comments (8)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsUpdate To GMās Cruise Robotaxis Will Try To Stop Them From Crashing Into Emergency VehiclesCruise is having a whole lot of issues in San Francisco, but a new software update is supposed to helpByAndy KalmowitzPublishedOctober 16, 2023Comments (7)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsMaybe People Don't Want Self-Driving Cars After AllJ.D. Power and MIT say the public has trust issues with robotaxis and autonomous vehicle systems.ByJosĆ© RodrĆguez Jr.PublishedOctober 4, 2023Comments (104)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsCruise Taxi Runs Over, Pins Woman Hit By Other Car To The GroundA hit-and-run was made worse after a Cruise taxi pinned the victim to the groundByAmber DaSilvaPublishedOctober 3, 2023Comments (56)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsAutonomous Truck Companies Are Leaving California For TexasLooser regulations in Texas mean self-driving truck companies are packing up for the Lone Star State.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedSeptember 13, 2023Comments (19)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsTen Cruise Robotaxis Block Traffic Just Days After Expanding OperationsTwo narrow streets came to a dead stop after Robotaxis lost connectivity.ByErin MarquisPublishedAugust 14, 2023Comments (48)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsFeds Thinking About Maybe Regulating Autonomous VehiclesLawmakers in Washington, D.C. are about to start talking about self-driving cars once again.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedJuly 20, 2023Comments (4)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsRegulators Will Soon Decide If GM Can Unleash 2,500 Self-Driving Cars Into The WorldThe vehicles wouldn't have a steering wheel, mirrors, turn signals or windshield wipers.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedJuly 13, 2023Comments (7)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsFed Up Citizens Disable San Francisco's Self-Driving Cars With Traffic ConesAn activist group called Safe Street Rebel are promoting the tactic on TikTok.ByErin MarquisPublishedJuly 7, 2023Comments (156)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsTwo Waymo Cars Block San Francisco Traffic Again As Robotaxi Stalling Incidents Rise 300 PercentThe self-driving cars were left motionless by heavy San Francisco traffic due to the Pride Parade and Giants game onā¦ByAdam IsmailPublishedJune 27, 2023Comments (15)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsLotus Wants to Redefine SAE Autonomy Levels with the Lotus EletreThe first SUV and EV from Lotus could feature Level 4 Autonomy, but Lotus says current AV levels are "tooā¦ByJosĆ© RodrĆguez Jr.PublishedApril 27, 2023Comments (12)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsWho's Dreaming of Autonomous Construction Vehicles? Likely Not the Construction WorkersBuilding autonomous diggers is even more difficult than autonomous cars. There's even less incentive to do so.ByAmber DaSilvaPublishedApril 17, 2023Comments (46)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsAutonomous Vehicles Need to Learn How to Deal with Aggressive DriversHumans can identify angry, stressed-out motorists easily. Computers, not so much.ByAmber DaSilvaPublishedApril 17, 2023Comments (28)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsZoox Swears Its 'Self-Certified' Robotaxis Exceed Federal Safety StandardsThe Amazon-backed robotaxi maker says its autonomous vehicles are no less safe than any other car, claims theyā¦ByJosĆ© RodrĆguez Jr.PublishedApril 13, 2023Comments (6)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsWaymo Cars Donāt Work In Heavy FogFive test vehicles blocked traffic in San Francisco Tuesday morning, unable to drive any further.ByAmber DaSilvaUpdatedApril 13, 2023Comments (24)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsZoox Hired a Classically-Trained Musician to Craft the Sound of its Self-Driving TaxiYou wonāt have to talk with your Zoox Robotaxi, but you will still have to listen to it, and heed its audio prompts.ByJosĆ© RodrĆguez Jr.PublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (5)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsWaymo's Pacifica Hybrids Are Going Away in Favor of an All-EV FleetThe company will replace what few Chrysler vans it purchased with additional Jaguar I-Paces, before introducing aā¦ByAdam IsmailPublishedMarch 31, 2023Comments (2)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsSelf-Driving Cars Keep Getting Into Hit-and-Runs ā As VictimsA report found that human drivers in San Francisco keep crashing into autonomous cars, and fleeing the scene whenā¦ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (12)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsSelf-Driving Trucks, Tractors and Trains Are Touted as the Solution to Worker Shortages in the U.S.Caterpillar, John Deere and Parallel Systems are working on autonomous vehicles to allegedly fill out the ranks atā¦ByJosĆ© RodrĆguez Jr.PublishedMarch 29, 2023Comments (28)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsTesla Autopilot May Be Responsible for Another Fatal Crash Into a FiretruckNHTSA investigators suspect that Autopilot is behind a collision between a 2014 Tesla Model S and a firetruck.ByJosĆ© RodrĆguez Jr.PublishedMarch 8, 2023Comments (29)