IIHS: Volvo Tech May Have Prevented Uber Death August 7, 2018 By Sarah Gardner The Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving test vehicle that killed a pedestrian in Arizona earlier this year may have been able...
Deadly Uber Crash Highlights Self-Driving Blind Spot – Night Vision May 30, 2018 By Keith Naughton A few weeks after a woman was struck and killed by an Uber self-driving SUV in Arizona, the crash was...
Arizona Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Reveals it Wasn’t Programmed to Brake May 29, 2018 By Ryan Beene, Alan Levin and Eric Newcomer Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving vehicle wasn’t programmed to stop for obstructions in its path, including the pedestrian it struck and...
Crashes Seem to Slow Self-Driving Car Pioneers’ Progress May 3, 2018 By Brian Eckhouse A series of high-profile accidents involving self-driving cars are slowing the mad rush into the autonomous vehicles business, according to...
Uber Adds Safety Features to App, Strengthens Driver Background Checks April 13, 2018 By TOM KRISHER Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests...
Researcher Says Autonomous Vehicles Are Traveling the Wrong Road to Safety April 12, 2018 The current method of programming autonomous vehicles may not be safe, according to Aviral Shrivastava, a computer science associate professor...
Rivals Warn About Cutting Corners After Uber, Tesla Crashes March 29, 2018 By Keith Naughton, John Lippert and Gabrielle Coppola As the global auto industry vies to deploy driverless cars, some contenders may be cutting corners in a bid to...