Semi-Automated Driving Systems: Not All Are ‘Hands Free’ July 15, 2020 By Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman DETROIT — Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but no safety...
Highway Safety Administration Proposes Revising Auto Safety Rules to Speed Self-Driving Cars March 18, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday it was proposing sweeping changes to U.S. safety requirements...
Agency Probes 12th Tesla Crash Tied to Possible Autopilot Use December 16, 2019 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — The U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it will investigate a 12th Tesla crash that may be...
Alibaba-Backed Startup Autox Applies for Driver-less Test Permit In California December 4, 2019 By Munsif Vengattil and Akanksha Rana Chinese startup AutoX, backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba, has applied to test self-driving vehicles without an in-car backup driver in...
Automakers Seeking Profitable Autonomous Safety Features – Aptiv CEO October 31, 2019 By Nick Carey DETROIT — With fully self-driving cars many years from mass market adoption because of the high cost and complexity of...
Waymo CEO Sees Driverless Trucking Catching on Faster Than Taxis October 29, 2019 True driverless cars have arrived from Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc., but the company’s chief executive officer says...
Hyundai Motor Group Unveils $35 Billion Investment Plan in Self-Driving Cars October 16, 2019 By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL — Hyundai Motor Group said it plans to invest 41 trillion won ($35 billion) in mobility and other auto...
Ford’s China Partner to Send Driverless Car on 1,200-Mile Test March 31, 2016 Changan Automobile Group, Ford Motor Co.’s partner in China, plans to send a self-driving test car on a 1,200-mile road...
Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash September 15, 2011 By Timothy F. Kirn Last month, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. According...