NewsNewsWaymo Self-Driving Car Identifies, Hits And Kills Dog In San FranciscoA Waymo car operating in self-driving mode hit a dog after the animal ran out in front of it. Neither the car nor…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJune 7, 2023Comments (45)
NewsNews'Incompetent' Autonomous Cars Are Still A Nightmare For San Francisco: ReportThe driverless cars going through training on the streets of San Francisco are still disrupting the lives of people…ByLawrence HodgePublishedJune 7, 2023Comments (11)
NewsNewsMayor Pete Still Thinks Tesla's Autopilot Is a Misleading NameJust wait until he hears about Full Self Driving mode!ByErin MarquisPublishedMay 12, 2023Comments (17)
NewsRead ThisNewsRead ThisEven Investors Seem Bored of Autonomous CarsFewer and fewer companies are left pouring money into the AV dream.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedMay 5, 2023Comments (13)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftVolkswagen and BMW Really Need to Save Money on EVsAlso, Volvo is approaching layoffs, Ferrari is bulletproof and the FAA is speaking very positively about flying…ByAdam IsmailPublishedMay 4, 2023Comments (31)
NewsNewsAutonomous Cars Are Getting in the Way of Emergency Responders in San Francisco: ReportCars from Waymo and Cruise are proving to be a continuing headache.ByLawrence HodgePublishedMay 2, 2023Comments (6)
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.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedApril 17, 2023Comments (49)
NewsRead ThisNewsRead ThisWatch What Happens When a Self-Driving Car Clogs Up San Francisco StreetsWired obtained the dashcam footage of public transit vehicles stranded by Waymo taxis.ByErin MarquisPublishedApril 10, 2023Comments (8)
NewsNewsScottish Self-Driving Bus Only Needs Two Humans to OperateThe 14-mile route is being heralded as a world first.ByErin MarquisPublishedApril 4, 2023Comments (25)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsZoox Hired a Classically-Trained Musician to Craft the Sound of its Self-Driving TaxiYou won’t have to talk with your Zoox Robotaxi, but you will still have to listen to it, and heed its audio prompts.ByJosé Rodríguez Jr.PublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (5)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsSelf-Driving Cars Keep Getting Into Hit-and-Runs — As VictimsA report found that human drivers in San Francisco keep crashing into autonomous cars, and fleeing the scene when…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (12)
NewsRead ThisNewsRead ThisCars With Self-Driving Capabilities Are Watching YouHumans aren't great at monitoring assisted-driving systems while they're controlling a car. Will more driver…ByErin MarquisPublishedMarch 16, 2023Comments (3)
NewsNewsAAA Says There's a Rising Fear of Automated Vehicles68 percent of survey respondents said that they were afraid to ride in automated vehiclesByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 2, 2023Comments (7)
Car CultureCrashesCar CultureCrashesHuman Drivers Avoid Crashes 99.999819% of the Time, Self-Driving Cars Need to Be Even SaferHumans are actually quite adept at avoiding crashes. If we want self-driving cars to be safer, they'll need to be…BySteve DaSilvaUpdatedMarch 3, 2023Comments (100)
QOTDQOTDThe 2023 New Car Features You Would Pay to RemoveNew cars in 2023 have a lot of great features, but some (Automatic Stop/Start and annoying touchscreens especially)…ByJosé Rodríguez Jr.UpdatedMarch 5, 2023Comments (284)
Car CultureCar CultureFederal Regulators Are Looking Into Zoox's Self-Certified RobotaxiThe NHTSA and other regulators are looking into Zoox's self-certification for public roads.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedFebruary 17, 2023Comments (8)
Car BuyingTeslaCar BuyingTeslaTesla’s New Autopilot Hardware Can’t Be Retrofit to Older CarsSorry, but your shiny new Plaid is officially out of date.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 16, 2023Comments (27)
NewsNewsCalifornia Cops to Tesla Drivers: No, You Still Can't Sleep at the Wheel of Your CarAfter all these years Tesla owners still aren't getting the message.ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 15, 2023Comments (16)
TechTechNew California Law Won't Allow Tesla to Advertise its Vehicles as Capable of 'Full Self-Driving'The bill, going into effect next week, prohibits Tesla and any other automaker from advertising Level 2 driver…ByLawrence HodgePublishedDecember 27, 2022Comments (33)
NewsRead ThisNewsRead ThisHow the Three Major Self-Driving Systems Stack UpOne reporter tested the advanced driver safety assistance systems from Tesla, GM and FordByErin MarquisPublishedDecember 21, 2022Comments (6)