Meet the Joyless Self-Driving Pods of the Detroit Auto Show
If you believe tech startups, the roads of the future will be dominated by joyless, featureless boxy self-driving pods.…
Even Tesla Seems to Be Getting Real About Self-Driving Car Tech in 2019
You’d barely even know it, but CES just happened this week. In the last couple years the big technology trade show was…
Toyota Is Doubling-Down On Humans
Toyota announced the development of its new driver assistance technology at CES today called Toyota Guardian, which was…
Waymo's Self-Driving Vans Were Attacked at Least 21 Times in 2018
Waymo finally launched its public self-driving ride-sharing program in Arizona last month after a year of testing, but…
Uber’s Self Driving Program Is Back on the Road After March Fatality
Uber is back on the roads with its self-driving tech after one of its cars killed a person earlier this year, Amtrak is…
2018 Was a Hard Reality Check For Autonomous Cars
As the automotive industry continues to throw all of its weight behind developing self-driving technologies for the…
Waymo Launches the First Commercial Self-Driving Taxi Service—With Caveats
Waymo, Google’s self-driving car project, hit another milestone on Wednesday by launching an Uber-like service in…
Here's What Could Be In Congress's Last-Minute Push For Autonomous Car Legislation
U.S. senators are making a last-ditch effort to pass self-driving car legislation just before the new year, and have…
Autonomous Cars Should Be Ready for Snow Just in Time for Global Warming to Eliminate Winter
John Krafcik, CEO of Google’s self-driving car arm Waymo, said this week that it will take decades for autonomous cars…
The Future of Safe Self-Driving Cars Is Thermal Imaging
By the end of this year, Google’s Waymo self-driving program plans on expanding its public self-driving ride-sharing…
How a Deal to Bring Autonomous Vehicles to Walt Disney World Blew Up
Walt Disney once mused that it’s “kind of fun to do the impossible,” so it’s likely the animation mogul would’ve been…
Tesla's 'Navigate on Autopilot' Is a Step in the Right Direction
Tesla’s late night rollout of a new feature for its semi-autonomous driving system called “Navigate on Autopilot”…
Brace Yourselves: Google Got a California Permit to Start Testing Autonomous Cars Without a Safety Driver
Google’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, announced on Tuesday that it’d secured the first permit in California to launch…
Faraday Future Co-Founder Quits, Claims Company 'Is Effectively Insolvent'
The co-founder of the struggling Faraday Future, Nick Sampson, has resigned from his role, claiming the company is…
Major Tesla Short-Seller Changes Mind Over 'Proven Hit' of the Tesla Model 3
The Tesla Model 3 is changing short-sellers’ minds, GM’s Cruise is lagging behind, and the DOT is getting fidgety about…
Do You Work as a Self-Driving Car Operator? Tell Us Your Story
This week’s New Yorker features a scathing article on Google’s self-driving car program, detailing the stories of nightm…
The Engineer in the Google vs. Uber ‘Stolen Tech’ Case Really Was Terrible
Anthony Levandowski, the controversial former Google engineer at the center of the major lawsuit between Uber and Waymo…
California Wants Automakers to Explain Why They Can't Meet Fuel Economy Standards
California’s considering a counter-proposal to the Fed’s desire to freeze mpg standards, new autonomous car development…
Google's Waymo Self-Driving Car Crashed After Driver Dozed Off Back in June
A Chrysler Pacifica test car outfitted with technology from Google’s self-driving car unit Waymo crashed into a median…
Skyrocketing Truck Prices Are Leaving Average Buyers Behind
Pickup trucks are shockingly expensive, the Tesla Model 3 is selling well, oil prices are creeping up and more. This is …