Phoenix Next Test Site for Google Self-Driving Cars April 27, 2016 Earlier this month Google announced that it will be testing its autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, Ariz. The California-based tech company...
Study Confirms That Crash Rates Are Lower for Self-Driving Cars January 12, 2016 Crash rates for self-driving cars are lower than the national crash rate of conventional cars, according to a new report...
Texas Welcomes Google Self-Driving Cars November 20, 2015 By PAUL J. WEBER and JUSTIN PRITCHARD With Google’s self-driving cars slowed in a gridlock of California regulation, Texas is offering a fast lane. Officials in Austin...
Rocky Road for Tech Companies Considering Making Cars October 26, 2015 By BREE FOWLER Silicon Valley may think it can build a better car. But should it? As tech giants like Google and Apple...
Commentary: Auto Industry Rattled by Google’s Self Driving Car Plans September 16, 2015 By Edward Niedermeyer Before Google introduced the prototype of its autonomous car – aka the “self-driving toaster” – to the public last year,...
Google Names Veteran Auto Exec Krafcik to Lead Self-Driving Car Program September 15, 2015 Google is adding a veteran automotive executive to run its program focused on developing self-driving cars. The technology giant said...
Google Defends Technology as Another Driverless Cars Gets Rear-Ended June 4, 2015 By Brian Womack Google Inc. Co-Founder Sergey Brin said one of its driverless car was involved in another rear-end accident, even as he...
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Equipped With Brakes, Steering Wheels Tested This Summer May 28, 2015 By Paul Lienert Google Inc will begin testing self-driving cars of its own design on public roads this summer, but they will have...
Self-Driving Google Car Gets Test Drive August 19, 2014 By Paul Ingrassia The car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn’t lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about...
No Instructions Needed for Google’s Latest Self-Driving Cars May 29, 2014 By JUSTIN PRITCHARD Google will build a car without a steering wheel. It doesn’t need one because it drives itself. The two-seater won’t...