5 Reasons Autonomous Cars Won’t Be Available Anytime Soon February 5, 2019 By TOM KRISHER In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those...
Drone-Car Taxi Model Takes Flight November 29, 2018 By MIKE CORDER A scale model of a flying drone-car drove and hovered across an Amsterdam exhibition hall Tuesday, providing a glimpse of...
Uber Accused by Maimed Rider of Impeding Search for Driver November 6, 2018 By Robert Burnson A woman who claims she was run over on a California freeway last year after an enraged ride-hailing driver ordered...
Uber Focuses on Safety, Will Check Up on Idle Cars September 6, 2018 By Eric Newcomer and Julie Verhage If you sit in an Uber car for too long, the ride-hailing company plans to check up on you to...
Toyota Invests $500M in Uber to Get Self-Driving Cars on the Road August 28, 2018 By Eric Newcomer and John Lippert Toyota Motor Corp. is expanding an alliance with Uber Technologies Inc. through a new investment and a plan to get...
Uber Restarts Self-Driving Car Program in Pittsburgh July 27, 2018 Uber has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh-area streets four months after a fatal accident...
Uber Nearing Self-Driving Cars Without Human Backup Driver January 22, 2018 By TOM KRISHER Uber plans to carry passengers in autonomous vehicles without human backup drivers in about the same time frame as competitors,...
Volvo Will Supply Uber With Thousands of Self-Driving Cars November 22, 2017 By JARI TANNER Volvo Cars said Monday it will sell tens of thousands of self-driving cars to Uber, which is expanding to become...
Uber Future Plans Include Sleek Flying Taxis November 9, 2017 By BARRY HATTON Commuters of the future could get some relief from congested roads if Uber’s plans for flying taxis work out. The...
China Startup Races Tesla With Driverless Trucks in Arizona September 8, 2017 A Chinese startup with powerful backing plans to test a fleet of self-driving trucks in Arizona and Shanghai next year,...