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Waymo’s honking robocars finally fall silent
Waymo has apparently finally gotten its honking robocars to be quiet after they caused a commotion in a San Francisco neighborhood.
Dubai Police to deploy driverless patrol cars with AI smarts
Dubai Police is planning to deploy fully electric, driverless patrol cars with AI smarts capable of spotting suspicious behavior.
Waymo expands robotaxi service area in San Francisco
While autonomous car company Waymo expands its robotaxi service in San Francisco, rival firm Cruise faces ongoing challenges with its own efforts.
Cruise autonomous vehicle drives over woman just after she was hit by another car
An autonomous vehicle operated by Cruise ran over a pedestrian in San Francisco on Monday night just after she’d been hit by another car.
Cruise says it’s nearing approval for mass production of futuristic robotaxi
Robotaxi company Cruise claims it's days away from getting regulatory approval for mass production of its purpose-built driverless vehicle.
Robotaxi firm Cruise ordered to halve fleet following incidents
Regulators have told autonomous-car company Cruise to halve its robotaxi fleet in San Francisco following a crash with a fire truck on Thursday.
An autonomous car in San Francisco got stuck in wet concrete
The mishap came just days after a local regulator made a landmark decision paving the way for the expansion of autonomous ridesharing services in the city.
Waymo doubles service area for its robotaxi rides
Waymo is expanding the service area for its robotaxi service in Phoenix and San Francisco, paving the way for longer trips across more communities.
Autonomous cars confused by San Francisco’s fog
Driving in thick fog is a big enough challenge for humans, but it turns out self-driving cars find it pretty tricky, too.
Cruise’s robotaxis have driven 1 million miles fully driverless
Despite a few hiccups along the way, GM-backed Cruise is celebrating 1 million miles driven by its robotaxis with no one behind the wheel.
Robotaxis have a passenger problem that no one thought of
San Francisco officials are asking regulators to slow the expansion of robotaxi tests on public roads until the technology is more advanced.
Ford and VW close down Argo AI autonomous car unit
Autonomous-car specialist Argo AI is closing down after Ford and Volkswagen, Argo's main backers, ended support for the Pittsburgh-based company.
Cruise’s robot taxis head to Arizona and Texas
General Motors-owned Cruise is taking its autonomous cars to Texas and Arizona before the end of this year to test a robot taxi service.
Ex-Apple employee pleads guilty to nabbing Apple Car secrets
A former Apple employee on Monday pled guilty to the theft of trade secrets from the tech firm, which could result in prison time of up to 10 years.
Check out Baidu’s futuristic robotaxi
Chinese tech giant Baidu says its next-generation autonomous taxi features the capabilities of a 'skilled driver with 20 years of experience.'
A weird thing just happened with a fleet of autonomous cars
A fleet of autonomous cars suddenly gathered together on a street in San Francisco earlier this week, blocking it for several hours.
Elon Musk eyes 2024 for Tesla robotaxi sans steering wheel, pedals
Tesla is aiming to mass produce a robotaxi by 2024, CEO Elon Musk revealed during an earnings call with investors on Wednesday.
Officers confused as they pull over an empty self-driving car
In what appears to be the first incident of its kind, cops recently pulled over a self-driving car with no one inside it. A video shows what happened next ...
Aptiv’s machine learning-powered radar sees even what you don’t
Aptiv is using machine leaning technology to help self-driving cars see objects, even if they're out of sight.
Waymo unveils design for a robotaxi without a steering wheel
Waymo has unveiled the design of its first self-driving vehicle without a steering wheel and pedals. The Zeekr minivan will be built by Chinese automaker Geely.
Tesla pulls latest Full Self-Driving beta less than a day after release
Tesla boss Elon Musk said on Sunday the automaker had pulled the latest version of its Full Self-Driving feature after discovering a number of issues with it.
Waymo’s self-driving cars can’t get enough of one dead-end street
Waymo's autonomous cars keep showing up in a dead-end street in a quiet part of San Francisco, causing residents there to wonder what on earth is going on.
GM unveils more advanced version of its Super Cruise driver-assist system
GM has unveiled Ultra Cruise, its new driver-assist system designed for hands-free driving in 95% of driving scenarios on more than 2 million miles of roads.